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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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DDI-MWI-LL-MEIRU-STS-2015-v01
Producer(s)
Professor Moffat Nyirenda, Professor Mia Crampin, Dr Alison Price, , , ,
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Lilongwe HDSS
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Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON
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Nov 14, 2025
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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_stsf_parta

STS Full Questionnaire
Unique identifier STID+ CNO

stsl_stsf_parta links to the other MEIRU database table(s) using keys as indicated below in the form tablename key:
stsl _cons cno
stsl _stsf_partb stid + cno
stsl _dmed stid + cno
stsl _dimg stid + cno
stsl _fup stid+numbinstudy
gp_rtfl cno
stsl _exit stid

Cases: 169
Variables: 212

Variables

version
Version
baobab1
Boabab number
baobab2
Boabab number additional
stid
Study identifier
cno
Contact Number
compform
Type of form
stsreg
STSREG number
intdate
Interview date
intplacelil
Where was the patient interviewed
patienttypelil
Patient type
hospdep
which department was the patient admitted to
livewith
Living arrgangement
livealone
patient live alone
modrankpr
Modified Rankin score prior to event
whoassist
who assisted at home prior to event
adlbowpr
Barthel ADL prior to stroke bowels
adlbladpr
Barthel ADL prior to stroke bladder
adlgrpr
Barthel ADL prior to stroke grooming
adlloopr
Barthel ADL prior to stroke toilet use
adlfeedpr
Barthel ADL prior to stroke feeding
adltranspr
Barthel ADL prior to stroke transfer
adlmobpr
Barthel ADL prior to stroke mobility
adldresspr
Barthel ADL prior to stroke dressing
adlstairpr
Barthel ADL prior to stroke stairs
adlbathpr
Barthel ADL prior to stroke bathing
adltotalpr
Barthel ADL prior to stroke total score
everdiag
Ever diagnosed with stroke / TIA
datefirstdiag
When first diagnosed
adlbowint
Barthel ADL at interview bowels
adlbladint
Barthel ADL at interview bladder
adlgrint
Barthel ADL at interview grooming
adllooint
Barthel ADL at interview toilet use
adlfeedint
Barthel ADL at interview feeding
adltransint
Barthel ADL at interview transfer
adlmobint
Barthel ADL at interview mobility
adldressint
Barthel ADL at interview dressing
adlstairint
Barthel ADL at interview stairs
adlbathint
Barthel ADL at interview bathing
adltotalint
Barthel ADL at interview Total
modrankint
modified Rankin at interview total
advbp
how long since BP measured
diabp
ever diagnose high BP by health professional
agediabp
what age first diagnosed high BP
remdbp
Regular medication high BP
bphct
Hydrochlorthiazide
bpaml
Amlodipine
bpbif
Nifedipine
bpena
Enalapril
bpcap
Captopril/Lisinopril
bpate
Atenolol
bppro
Propranolol
bpmdp
Methyldopa/Aldomet
othbp1
Other BP medication 1
othbp2
Other BP medication 2
othbp3
Other BP medication 3
blsug
Last time blood sugar checked
diadiab
ever diagnosed diabetes by a health professional
agediab
waht age diagnosed diabetes by a health professional
remddia
regular medication for diabetes
dbmet
Metformin
dbgli
Glibenclamide
dblen
Lente
dbadr
Actrapid
dbacl
Acraphane
dbpro
Protaphane
dbnov
Novomix 30
othdb1
Other diabetes medication 1
othdb2
Other diabetes medication 2
othdb3
Other diabetes medication 3
chole
last time cholestrol checked (months)
diachole
ever diagnosed raised cholestrol by health professional
agechole
age first diagnose high cholestrol
remdcho
regular medication for high cholestrol
nmmdcho
name of cholestrol medication
diaheart
ever diagnosed heart disease by health professional
ageht
age first diagnosed heart disease
typehtd
type of heart disease diagnosed
diatb
ever diagnosed TB by health professional
agetb
age first diagnosed TB
diafib
ever diagnosed Atrial fibrillation
ageaf
age last diagnosed Atrial fibrillation
hxclaud
History of claudation
hxmig
History of migraine
hxfit
History of epilepsy
hxpep
History of peptic ulcer
ocp
Ever taken cortraception
ocptyp
Type of cotraception
ocpdur
How many years take oral or injectable contraception
hxang
History of angina
hxasth
History of asthma
breathless
breathlessness
reasnomeds1
Reason 1 not taking medication
reasnomeds2
Reason 2 not taking medication
reasnomeds3
Reason 3 not taking medication
mnth12care
sought care health clinic / hospital last 12 months
mnth12admit
Admitted to health centre or dispensary
mnth12reasadmit
reason most recent admission in last 12 months
trauma
Any head trauma 3 months prior to stroke
famhxstroke
Family history of stroke
pulset
Pulse rate Third measure
reasstrcare1
reason 1 care giver explains stroke
reasstrcare2
reason 2 care giver explains stroke
reasstrcare3
reason 3 care giver explains stroke
reasstrpart1
reason 1 paticipant explains stroke
reasstrpart2
reason 2 paticipant explains stroke
reasstrpart3
reason 3 paticipant explains stroke
hospadm
Ever admited to hospital for stroke TIA
frsthospadm
when first admitted for stroke TIA
clinfull
KCH, DYL, A25 or Other
whoreasatt1
Who decided patient should attend 1
whoreasatt2
Who decided patient should attend 2
whoreasatt3
Who decided patient should attend 3
whyreasatt1
What influenced this visit 1
whyreasatt2
What influenced this visit 2
whyreasatt3
What influenced this visit 3
adl
Dead or Alive at time of identification
dthdate
date of death
dthdatex
Date of death estimate
cod
Cause of death
wheredied
Place of death
seen
Was the patient seen
whoinfo
who provided information for the interview
whohelpinfo
who provided help for interview
stidinpass
STID in passport from NCD study
resident
What is participants resident status
resoth
If not A25 resident or visitor residence location
village_code
3 digit code from meriuval_village
yrpropty
how many years lived here
prevarea25
patient live in A25 previously
birthplace
district , city born in
sex
M or F
dob
date ofbirth
dobx
date ofbirth estimate
ageyear
age of participant >014 and <106
ageyeare
age of participant decade estimate
diagyn
clin diagnosis of Stroke/TIA
diagtype
type of diagnosis
typestroke
First stroke in study or recurrent event
numberinstudy
number of event in study 01 - 10
cmarital
Marital status
numspouse
Number of spouses
ethnic
Ethnic background
ethnicoth
Other ethnic background
educat
Highest level of education
work
main work last 12 months
workoth
other main work last 12 months
fpwork
Full time / part time work
moincom
Average monthly take home earning
moeduc
mothers highest education
foeduc
fathers highest education
dtfirstsymp
Date of first onset of symptoms
tmfrstsymp
Time of first onset of symptoms
parasympyn
unilateral weakness / paralysis
parasymprl
unilateral weakness / paralysis right/left
spesympyn
Speech problems
spesymprl
Speech problems right/left
facesympyn
Facial droop
facesymprl
Facial droop right/left
conssymp
loss of consciousness
fitsymp
fit / seizure
visymp
vision problems
headsymp
headache
frstsymp
first time patient ever had symptoms
numsymp
number of times had symptoms
whenrecsymp
When was most recent event
wheresymp
Where was patient at most recent event
duration
duration of symptoms since onset
alone
where they alone at most recent event
whohelp
who was present at most recent event
firsthelp
who first contacted for help
firsthelpdt
When was any first help sought
medhelp
When was first medical help sought
timemedhelp
what time did initially get help from clinic / hospital
transclin
how was patient transported to clinic
visittradheal
visit traditional healer after onset
typetradmed
type of traditional intervention
tradhealstay
length of traditional treatment
hospadmitprev
was the patient admitted to hospital previously
hospadmitdt
when was the patient admitted
hospwhere
where was the patient admitted
assistreq
patient require assistance at home prior to event
heightdone
was height measured
weightdone
was weight measured
deidh
device ID for Height
deidw
device ID for Weight
weigf
Weight first measure
heigf
Height first measure
waiscf
Waist circumference first measure
hipcuf
Hip circumference first measure
midacif
MUA circumference first measure
weigs
Weight second measure
heigs
Height second measure
waiscs
Waist circumference second measure
hipcus
Hip circumference second measure
midacis
MUA circumference second measure
bparm
Blood pressure taken right arm
muac
Arm circumference
bpdeid
Device id blood pressure
sysbpf
Systolic BP First measure
sysbps
Systolic BP Second measure
sysbpt
Systolic BP Third measure
diabpf
Diastolic BP First measure
diabps
Diastolic BP Second measure
diabpt
Diastolic BP Third measure
pulsef
Pulse rate First measure
pulses
Pulse rate Second measure
rcdr
Staff code
entryby
Entry by
updateby
Updated by
entrydate
Entry date
updatedate
Update date
verified
verified
Total: 212
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