Medically Attended Shigella Cases in Kenya, 2010-2019

9.5 KB of clinical records detail characteristics of Shigella cases from two healthcare facilities in Kenya. The dataset covers a decade of surveillance from 2010 to 2019, compiled by author Richard Omore.

Use Cases

• Analyze patient demographics like age and gender for Shigella case profiles using clinical records.
• Investigate temporal trends in case presentation across the 2010-2019 time_range.
• Study geographic distribution of cases between the Asembo and Kibera facility locations.
• Correlate clinical symptoms or outcomes with other patient characteristics documented in the records.

Strengths

• Provides a focused 10-year time_range (2010-2019) for longitudinal analysis.
• Captures data from two distinct facility locations (Asembo and Kibera) for geographic comparison.
• Released under a permissive CC BY 4.0 license for broad reuse.

Limitations

• The dataset's 9.5 KB size indicates a very limited number of rows, restricting statistical power.
• Specific column names and data structure are unknown, requiring inspection before analysis.
• Data is limited to two specific clinics, not representative of national Shigella burden in Kenya.

Provenance

Source

Richard Omore

Collection Method

Clinical records from Lwak Mission Hospital and Tabitha Medical Clinic.

Time Range

2010-2019

Freshness

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Geography

Asembo and Kibera, Kenya