Diagnostic Practices Among Mycetoma Patients at Dubti Referral Hospital, n=143

Diagnostic Practices Among Mycetoma Patients at Dubti Referral Hospital (n=143) is a dataset of 143 patient records from a referral hospital in Ethiopia. The dataset was authored by Wendemagegn Enbiale and last updated on May 6, 2026. It is available as a 5.5 KB XLS file under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze diagnostic pathways and delays based on patient case descriptions.
• Study the distribution of diagnostic methods used for mycetoma.
• Identify potential factors influencing diagnostic practices at a referral hospital.
• Benchmark diagnostic timelines against clinical guidelines for mycetoma.

Strengths

• Dataset contains 143 patient records, providing a specific sample size.
• Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for reuse and redistribution.
• File is small (5.5 KB), facilitating quick download and inspection.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single referral hospital in Ethiopia.

Provenance

Source

Wendemagegn Enbiale via figshare.

Collection Method

Likely collected from patient records at Dubti Referral Hospital.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-06 17:38:36; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Dubti Referral Hospital, Ethiopia.