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

Malawi

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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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Nov 14, 2025

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What was the indication for doing Xpert MTB/RIF? (indication)

Data file: combined_tb_cases_controls_final

Overview

Valid: 155

Invalid: 12756

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 257

End: 257

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

What was the indication for doing Xpert MTB/RIF?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Retreatment case/MDR suspect	34	21.9%
2	TB suspect-Hospitalized	38	24.5%
3	TB suspect-New	78	50.3%
4	Other	5	3.2%
8	Unknown	0	0%
9	Missing	6
Sysmiss		12750

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.

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