Tuberculosis Patient Notifications from Akot Unit, 2017-2025

Year-wise counts of tuberculosis patient notifications from public and private healthcare sectors in the Akot Tuberculosis Unit. The dataset, created by Umesh Kawalkar, is a 5.5 KB Excel file covering the period from 2017 to 2025. It was last updated on the figshare platform in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in TB case notifications over time based on the year-wise data
• Compare the contribution of public versus private healthcare sectors to TB reporting based on the described notification categories
• Assess TB surveillance system performance in a specific geographic unit based on the Akot Tuberculosis Unit focus

Strengths

• Data covers a 9-year period from 2017 to 2025, providing a multi-year trend.
• File size is 5.5 KB, indicating a focused and likely manageable dataset.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Umesh Kawalkar via figshare

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official TB notification records.

Time Range

2017 – 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 17:24:08; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Akot Tuberculosis Unit, India (inferred from title)