Tuberculosis Patient Characteristics in Geita Region, Tanzania

Geita Region, Tanzania, provides the geographic scope for this dataset of 13,107 tuberculosis patients. It contains basic patient characteristics recorded between 2017 and 2020. The dataset was created by Jackline Anase Nlula and shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze patient age and gender distributions to identify high-risk demographic groups for TB in Geita Region.
• Correlate patient characteristics with treatment outcomes using features like registration year and clinical data.
• Model geographic clustering of TB cases within the region using administrative location data.
• Assess temporal trends in TB patient demographics across the 2017-2020 period.

Strengths

• Contains 13,107 patient records.
• Covers a 4-year time period from 2017 to 2020.
• Clearly defined geographic scope in Geita Region, Tanzania.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, suggesting limited variables per patient.
• Specific column names and data types are not provided, complicating analysis.
• Data is from a single region, limiting generalizability to other populations.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Jackline Anase Nlula.

Collection Method

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Time Range

2017-2020

Freshness

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Geography

Geita Region, Tanzania