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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Consent to give blood (S) (consentc)

Data file: ark_combined_final_meiruid

Overview

Valid: 1030

Invalid: 291

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 176

End: 176

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

I agree to give a sample of my blood to test for my renal function, some infections, and other health markers (18ml).
I also agree to give a small amount of urine (40mls) that will also be used to see how my kidneys are functioning.

Value	Category	Cases
0	No	0	0%
1	Yes	1030	100%
8	Unknown	0	0%
9	Missing	0
Sysmiss		291

Description

Definition

Consent to give blood

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

variable: consentc (table[s]: arkk_consent, arkl_consent)

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