Tuberculosis-Diabetes Cohort Study in Ghana with 204 Participants

A prospective cohort study of 204 adults with pulmonary tuberculosis in Greater Accra, Ghana, conducted by Monica Baaba Jones. The dataset likely contains baseline characteristics, diabetes screening results, and treatment outcomes for participants enrolled across 14 health facilities.

Use Cases

• Analyze associations between diabetes and tuberculosis clinical presentation based on baseline characteristics
• Compare treatment outcomes between TB-diabetes and TB-only participants based on reported risk ratios
• Study demographic and clinical factors associated with diabetes prevalence among TB patients based on reported adjusted odds ratios
• Evaluate the frequency of radiographic findings like cavities in chest X-rays between patient groups

Strengths

• Dataset includes 204 participants with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis
• Diabetes prevalence was determined using multiple diagnostic criteria: self-report, fasting plasma glucose, and glycated hemoglobin
• Results include specific statistical measures like adjusted odds ratios and risk ratios with 95% confidence intervals

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 the study conducted only in Greater Accra, Ghana

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Prospective cohort study enrolling participants across 14 health facilities, with data analysis performed in STATA.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 04:06:54; freshness should be verified

Geography

Greater Accra, Ghana