ARK combined analytical dataset

Malawi, 2018 - 2019

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Reference ID

DDI-MWI-MEIRU-ARK-2018-v01

Producer(s)

Professor Amelia (Mia) Crampin

Collections

Karonga HDSS Combined / Harmonized Datasets Lilongwe HDSS

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Nov 14, 2025

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HIV rapid test result (D) (rtr_result)

Data file: ark_combined_final_meiruid

Overview

Valid: 770

Invalid: 551

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 1095

End: 1095

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 9

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
0	Negative	753	97.8%
1	Positive	17	2.2%
2	Discrepancy	0	0%
3	Invalid - 2 of 3 tests invalid	0	0%
7	Not applicable	0	0%
8	Unknown	0	0%
9	Missing	0
Sysmiss		551

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.

Description

Definition

HIV rapid test result

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

variable: rtsumm (table[s]: ser_rtr, lab_rtr)

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