cd4 {GJRM.data}R Documentation

ACDIS data

Description

Fictitious data designed to closely replicate the characteristics and patterns observed in the Africa Centre Demographic Information System (ACDIS).

Usage

data(cd4)

Format

cd4 is a 2645 row data frame with the following columns:

cd4.count

CD4 count measurements.

hiv

Binary variable indicating whether an individual is HIV positive (hiv = 1) or not (hiv = 0).

age

Age in years.

location

Three levels: PER, RUR, URB.

marital

Six levels: Married, Polygamous, Divorced/Separated/Widowed, Engaged, Never Married, Under Legal Age.

water

If present or not.

education

Four levels: None, Primary, Junior Secondary, Upper Secondary.

distance1

Km to nearest primary school.

distance2

Km to nearest secondary school.

Source

The data have been produced as described in:

Tanser F. at al., (2007), Cohort Profile: Africa Centre Demographic Information System (ACDIS) and population-based HIV survey. International Journal of Epidemiology, 37(5), 956-962.


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