Liver Function and Lipid Profiles in Malaria Patients and Controls in Western Ethiopia

Aggregating clinical measurements from 302 adult participants, including malaria-infected patients and control groups. It was collected at public health institutions in Assosa town, Western Ethiopia, from December 2021 to March 2022 by author Nigus Checkole.

Use Cases

• Compare liver function parameters between malaria-infected patients and control groups.
• Analyze lipid profile levels across the study's participant cohorts.
• Investigate potential correlations between malaria infection status and clinical liver function markers.
• Examine the distribution of key biochemical parameters within a specific geographic and temporal context in Ethiopia.

Strengths

• Includes data from 302 adult participants, providing a defined sample size.
• Focuses on a specific clinical context: malaria infection and associated liver/lipid profiles.
• Has a clear temporal scope from December 2021 to March 2022.
• Released under a permissive CC BY 4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Small dataset at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope and likely few variables.
• Unknown column structure and specific variables beyond the general description.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single town in Western Ethiopia, limiting generalizability.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Nigus Checkole

Collection Method

Clinical study conducted at public health institutions.

Time Range

December 23, 2021 to March 4, 2022

Freshness

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Geography

Benishangul Gumuz region, Assosa town, Western Ethiopia