Data from a study of Guinea worm infection in northern Nigeria, 1971-1974
Greenwood, B
; Greenwood, A and Bradley, A
(2017).
Data from a study of Guinea worm infection in northern Nigeria, 1971-1974.
[Dataset].
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
10.17037/DATA.134.
; Greenwood, A and Bradley, A
(2017).
Data from a study of Guinea worm infection in northern Nigeria, 1971-1974.
[Dataset].
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
10.17037/DATA.134.
This data collection contains: (a) a listing of the demographic and clinical features of 563 patients with guinea worm infection collected over a period of four years (1971-1974) in northern Nigeria; (b) summary tables of the clinical features of patients with guinea worm including those with arthritis; (c) a listing of the bacteria cultured from guinea worm ulcers, and (d) a listing of the antibiotics used or treatment of guinea worm.
Alternative Title
La dracunculose au Nigeria du nord 1971-1974
Additional Information
Individual case notes, additional work sheets, further details of immunological assays and a laboratory notebook holding details of immunological findings are held in the archives of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Keywords
Guinea worm; Nigeria; Morbidity; Arthritis; Immunology; Eradication| Item Type | Dataset |
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| Resource Type |
Resource Type Resource Description Dataset Quantitative |
| Description of data capture | Data on the clinical features of patients with guinea worm was collected in the field on paper case reporting forms. Data summaries were then prepared using Excel spreadsheets. Immunological results were recorded in laboratory notebooks and summaries prepared in Excel spreadsheets prior to analysis. Comparisons between groups were made using chi squared and Students t tests. |
| Capture method | Field observation: Participant, Lab observation |
| Collection Period |
From To 1971 1974 |
| Date | 27 February 2017 |
| Geographical area covered (offline during plugin upgrade) |
North East South West 12.1454 7.97607 11.6509 7.18506 |
| Language(s) of written materials | English |
| Creator(s) |
Greenwood, B; Greenwood, A and Bradley, A
|
| Associated roles | Damisah, M (Researcher) and Odulojo, K |
| LSHTM Faculty/Department | Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases > Dept of Disease Control |
| Participating Institutions | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Funders |
Project Funder Grant Number Funder URI |
| Date Deposited | 27 Feb 2017 16:15 |
| Last Modified | 30 May 2025 12:03 |
| Publisher | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
Data / Code
Dataset.txt
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subject - Data
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lock - Restricted to Request access for all
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copyright - Available under Data Sharing Agreement
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info - Excel spreadsheets containing study participant demographic & clinical details, worm emergence sites, definite & possible cases of guinea worm arthritis, microbiological findings from ulcers at the guinea worm emergence site & antibiotic treatments given
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- 349B
Documentation
0134-UserGuide.html
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subject - Documentation
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- Available under Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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info - User guide for dataset
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