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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.