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STS Hospital-level stroke surveillance in Lilongwe, Malawi: providing tools for evaluating interventions in hypertension and stroke in sub-Saharan Africa Lilongwe

Malawi, 2015 - 2017
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Reference ID
DDI-MWI-LL-MEIRU-STS-2015-v01
Producer(s)
Professor Moffat Nyirenda, Professor Mia Crampin, Dr Alison Price, , , ,
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Lilongwe HDSS
Metadata
Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON
Created on
Nov 14, 2025
Last modified
Nov 19, 2025
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  • Study Description
  • Data Dictionary
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  • Data files
  • stsl_cons
  • stsl_dimg
  • stsl_dmed
  • stsl_fup
  • stsl_reg
  • stsl_stsf_parta
  • stsl_stsf_partb
Variable Groups
  • Information Sheet and Consent For Cases and Controls
  • Diagnostics and Medication
    • Neurological Examination at Initial Presentation
    • Blood test results
    • ECG (heart rhythm)
    • Lumbar Puncture
    • Medication given
    • Chest X-ray
    • Echocardiogram (ultrasound of heart)
    • Carotid Doppler imaging of carotid blood vessels in the neck
    • Patient diagnosis?
  • Diagnostic Imaging
    • STS study staff: Identification data
    • CT Scan
  • Follow-up Form
    • Identification
    • Current medication at time of follow-up for either failure to take up referral to KCH or 1 month
    • Recurrent Events
    • Ability at follow-up after a stroke
    • Others
  • Stroke Register
  • Identification data
  • Residence details
  • Diagnosis on initial presentation to hospital (in OPD/casualty)
  • Socioeconomic data
  • Information about the stroke/TIA event for which the patient attended the Hospital
  • Traditional Healer
  • History of admission elsewhere
  • Information about patient PRIOR to the stroke or TIA
  • Patient activity level before the stroke
  • Patient’s abilities before the stroke (modified Rankin test)
  • Previous Diagnosis(at clinic) with a TIA or stroke before this current TIA/stroke
  • Anthropometric measurements
  • Blood pressure measures at initial presentation
  • level of independence the patient has NOW following a stroke or TIA
  • Modified Rankin (After Had A Stroke)
  • Patient Medical history before the stroke
  • Medical history in 12 months prior to stroke
  • Family history of stroke
  • Cause Of Stroke According To Patient
  • Tobacco consumption
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Indoor smoke exposure
  • Summary of diagnostic tests and medication requested by medical staff
  • Current medication
  • Specialist medical care in hospital
  • Medication Provided At Discharge
  • Follow-up appointment schedule at time of discharge
  • EXIT form
  • Others

Data file: stsl_fup

STS Follow up form
Unique identifier STID+ CNO

stsl_fup links to the other MEIRU database table(s) using keys as indicated below in the form tablename key:
stsl_stsf_parta stid+numbinstudy

Cases: 124
Variables: 62

Variables

version
Version
baobab1
Baobab (1)
baobab2
Baobab (2)
stsreg
STS registration number
stid
Study identifier
cno
Contact Number
typestroke
1st stroke in study/recurrent event
numberinstudy
No. in study
intdate
Interview date
clinfup
Health Facility
fuptype
Follow up type
fupdone
Possible to follow up
reasnotattend1
Why fail attend referral (1)
reasnotattend2
Why fail attend referral (2)
reasnotattend3
Why fail attend referral (3)
howfup
How was the follow-up performed
whoinfofup
Who provided information
whohelpinfofup
Who provided help
adlfup
Vital status
dod
Date of death
livarrfup
Living arrangement
poststrcarefup
Post-stroke care at the clinic/hospital
wherecarefup
Where post-stroke care
physiofup
Physiotherapy
occupfup
Occupational therapy
speechfup
Speech therapy
swallowfup
Swallowing assessment
nutrifup
Nutritional assessment
rehospfup
Re-hospitalisation
rehospdur
If re-hospitalized, for how long
othercarefup
Other care
reasnocare1
If Q 1.13(no care received, why Reason no care (1)
reasnocare2
If Q 1.13(no care received, why Reason no care (2)
reasnocare3
If Q 1.13(no care received, why Reason no care (3)
drugshomefup
Taken medication home
aspirinynfup
Aspirin
amlodynfup
Amlodipine
enalynfup
Enalapril
hctynfup
Hydrochlorothiazide
othhtynfup
Other hypertension medication
metynfup
Metformin
otheroralynfup
Other oral DM meds (
lenteinsynfup
Lente insulin
otherinsynfup
Other insulin
othermedynfup
Other medication
rectiadt1
Date of TIA event one
rectiadt2
Date of TIA event two
rectiadt3
Date of TIA event three
recstrdt1
Date of stroke event one
recstrdt2
Date of stroke event two
recstrdt3
Date of Stroke event three
modrankfup
Modified Rankin
rectiayn
TIA since last visit
recstryn
No. of TIA events
rectianum
No. of TIA events
recstrnum
No. of stroke events
rcdr
Staff code
entryby
Staff code
updateby
Staff code
entrydate
Date of data entry
updatedate
Date data updated
verified
Verified
Total: 62
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