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TB cases (1974-2018) and controls (1998-2018) analytical dataset (Karonga)

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MWI-MEIRU-TB-COMBINE-FINAL-2022-v01
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Mia Crampin, Estelle McLean
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Karonga -District-wide Combined / Harmonized Datasets Karonga HDSS
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Culture result within 2 months of treatment completion (D) (cult_resC)

Data file: combined_tb_cases_controls_final

Overview

Valid: 1890
Invalid: 11021
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 235
End: 235
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 1
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Culture result within 2 months of treatment completion
Categories
Value Category Cases
0 Negative 1868
98.8%
1 Positive 22
1.2%
Sysmiss 11021
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Imputation and derivation

Derivation
variable: tblabno [lab number] (table[s]: tb_specimen, tb_culture)
variable: datecoll [specimen collection date] (table[s]: tb_specimen)
variable: identif [culture result] (table[s]: tb_culture)
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