tb_diagnosis_raw {HDSinRdata}

Data from TB study in South Africa (Kharitode Study)

Description

Demographic and health data collected from primary care clinic patients presenting with TB symptoms in rural South Africa.

Usage

tb_diagnosis_raw

Format

A data frame with 1634 rows and 34 variables:

consent

Did the individual consent to participate in the study? (1 = Yes)

new_suspect_fac

Is the participant a patient recently tested for TB? (1 = Yes)

ic_adult_fac

Has informed consent been provided by the participant if age 18 or older? (1 = Yes; 2 = No; 77 = Under 18)

ic_adol_fac

Has parental consent and adolescent/child assent been provided if the participant is less than 18 years of age? (1 = Yes, 2 = No)

facility_crf_complete

Complete? (2 = Yes)

xpert_status_fac

Is the participant TB-negative or TB-positive? (1 = Positive; 2 = Negative)

age_group

Age group

sex

Sex (1 = Male; 2 = Female)

hiv_status_fac

What is your HIV status? (1 = Positive, 2 = Negative, 3 = Unknown, 99 = Refused)

other_conditions_fac___1

Do you have any other medical conditions? – None

other_conditions_fac___3

Do you have any other medical conditions? – Diabetes

other_conditions_fac___88

Do you have any other medical conditions? – Refused

other_conditions_fac___99

Do you have any other medical conditions? – Missing

symp_fac___1

On the day of your clinic visit, which of the following symptoms did you have? – Cough

symp_fac___2

On the day of your clinic visit, which of the following symptoms did you have? – Fever

symp_fac___3

On the day of your clinic visit, which of the following symptoms did you have? – Weight loss

symp_fac___4

On the day of your clinic visit, which of the following symptoms did you have? – Drenching sweats at night

symp_fac___5

On the day of your clinic visit, which of the following symptoms did you have? – Pain in my chest

symp_fac___11

On the day of your clinic visit, which of the following symptoms did you have? – No symptoms

symp_fac___99

On the day of your clinic visit, which of the following symptoms did you have? – Missing

length_symp_unit_fac

How long had you had that symptom before you came to clinic that day? Enter unit of response. (1 = Days, 2 = Weeks, 3 = Months, 4 = Years, 77 = Unknown)

length_symp_mnt_fac

How long had you had that symptom before you came to clinic that day? Length of time in months.

length_symp_yr_fac

How long had you had that symptom before you came to clinic that day? Length of time in years.

length_symp_days_fac

How long had you had that symptom before you came to clinic that day? Length of time in days.

length_symp_wk_fac

How long had you had that symptom before you came to clinic that day? Length of time in weeks.

educ_fac

What is the highest grade of education that you have attained? (0 = None; 1 = Grade 1; 2 = Grade 2; 3 = Grade 3; 4 = Grade 4; 5 = Grade 5; 6 = Grade 6; 7 = Grade 7; 8 = Grade 8; 9 = Grade 9; 10 = Grade 10; 11 = Grade 11; 12 = Grade 12; 13 = Any postgraduate education; 14 = Attained postgraduate degree; 99 = Missing)

on_arvs_fac

Are you currently taking antiretrovirals for your HIV? (1 = Yes; 2 = No; 77 = Don't know or not applicable)

smk_fac

Do you smoke tobacco? (1 = Yes; 2 = Not currently, but formerly; 3 = No, never; 88 = Refused; 99 = Missing)

dx_tb_past_fac

Have you ever been diagnosed with TB in the past? (1 = Yes, 2 = No, 77 = Don't know)

seek_care_unit_fac

If you were to develop a mild cough, how long would it likely be before you saw a doctor or other healthcare professional for a diagnosis? Unit of response. (1 = Days; 2 = Weeks; 3 = Months; 4 = Years; 77 = Don't know)

seek_care_days_fac

If you were to develop a mild cough, how long would it likely be before you saw a doctor or other healthcare professional for a diagnosis? Length of time in days.

seek_care_wks_fac

If you were to develop a mild cough, how long would it likely be before you saw a doctor or other healthcare professional for a diagnosis? Length of time in weeks

seek_care_mth_fac

If you were to develop a mild cough, how long would it likely be before you saw a doctor or other healthcare professional for a diagnosis? Length of time in months.

seek_care_yr_fac

If you were to develop a mild cough, how long would it likely be before you saw a doctor or other healthcare professional for a diagnosis? Length of time in years.

Source

Baik, Y., Rickman, H. M., Hanrahan, C. F., Mmolawa, L., Kitonsa, P. J., Sewelana, T., Nalutaaya, A., Kendall, E. A., Lebina, L., Martinson, N., Katamba, A., & Dowdy, D. W. (2020). A clinical score for identifying active tuberculosis while awaiting microbiological results: Development and validation of a multivariable prediction model in sub-Saharan Africa. PLoS medicine, 17(11), e1003420. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1003420

The data are held in the Johns Hopkins University Data Services database and available at doi:10.7281/T1/W2AG3A.