10.17037/DATA.00004332
An anonymised dataset of 2,797 adult in and outpatient (≥15 years) with a fever ((≥37.5°C) who gave informed consent to participate in a clinical observational study conducted in four countries (Lao PDR, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe) between June 2018-March 2021. Dataset contains variables on clinical history of illness, signs and symptoms for creating severity scores, treatment history and socio-demographic information, and outcomes (alive or dead) by day 28 follow-up.
Data may be made available for use in research to improve medical knowledge and patient care.
| Variable Name | Variable Label | Answer Label | Answer Code | Variable Type |
| consent_participate | Has the participant, guardian or next of kin provided consent and agreed to participate in the study? | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| patient_id_calculate | Participant ID number (de-identified) | Numeric | ||
| country | 0.1: Please select the country where the facility is located | String | ||
| Laos | ||||
| Malawi | ||||
| Mozambique | ||||
| Myanmar | ||||
| Zimbabwe | ||||
| sex | 4.0: Is the participant female or male? | String | ||
| Female | ||||
| Male | ||||
| px_group | 0.6: Is the participant an inpatient or outpatient? | String | ||
| Outpatient - adult | ||||
| Inpatient - adult | ||||
| cf_9_px_status_final | Participant outcome at day 28 | String | ||
| alive and no information | alive unknown | |||
| alive and same as day 0 | alive same day0 | |||
| alive and worse than day 0 | alive worse day0 | |||
| alive but status unknown | alive no info | |||
| alive completely recovered | alive comp recov | |||
| alive improved | alive improved | |||
| Died | dead | |||
| Lost of follow-up | lost to fup | |||
| cf_4_discharge_outcome | 14.2: What was the outpatient discharge outcome status? | String | ||
| Discharged to home with day 28 appointment | discharge home | |||
| Referred/transferred to other health facility | referred other | |||
| Referred/transferred to other health facility and discharged home | referred other discharge home | |||
| Other | other | |||
| cf_4_other_specify | 14.2a: What was the other outpatient discharge outcome status? | Free text | String | |
| cf_5_inpatient_outcome | 14.2: What was the inpatient discharge outcome status? | String | ||
| Patient died | died | |||
| Discharged to home with day 28 appointment | discharged | |||
| Discharged to pallative care | discharged pallative | |||
| Referred/transferred to other health facility | other health facility | |||
| Other | other | |||
| cf_5_inpatient_outcome_other | 14.2a: What was the other inpatient discharge outcome status? | Free text | String | |
| hiv_comb | Combined HIV test result (HIV status and HIV test result) | String | ||
| Negative | Negative | |||
| Positive | Positive | |||
| Indeterminant | Indeterminant | |||
| tx_any_antimicro | 13.8: Were any antimicrobials prescribed to the participant today? | String | ||
| Yes | yes | |||
| No | no | |||
| hiv | 7.1: Is the participant known to have HIV? | String | ||
| Yes | yes | |||
| No | no | |||
| Don't know | don't know | |||
| hiv_test_final | HIV test result | String | ||
| Indeterminant | indet | |||
| Negative | neg | |||
| Positive | pos | |||
| Missing | . | |||
| cf_hiv_hiv_test_done | HIV test performed | String | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 0 | |||
| cf_hiv_no_hiv_other | Reason no HIV test performed | Free text | String | |
| ear_temperature | 1.6a: Enter the participant's tympanic temperature | Numeric | ||
| axil_temperature | 1.6b: Enter the participant's axillary temperature | Numeric | ||
| temp | Combined temperature (axillary and ear) | Numeric | ||
| respiratory_rate | 11.3: Respiratory rate (breaths per minute) | Numeric | ||
| respiratory_rate_explain | 11.3a: If respiratory rate is missing, explain why | Numeric | ||
| Numeric code for missing | 999 | |||
| bp_systolic | 11.2a: Blood pressure, systolic (top number) | Numeric | ||
| bp_diastolic | 11.2b: Blood pressure, diastolic (bottom number) | Numeric | ||
| heart_rate | 11.1: Heart rate (beats per minute) | Numeric | ||
| o2_sats | 11.4: Oxygen saturation (%) | Numeric | ||
| px_orient | 11.8: Is the participant orientated to place and person? | String | ||
| Yes | yes | |||
| No | no | |||
| Not applicable | na | |||
| px_coop | 11.10: Is the participant awake and able to cooperate with requests to move? | String | ||
| Yes | yes | |||
| No | no | |||
| Not applicable | na | |||
| px_coop_no | 11.10a: If no, does the participant move: | String | ||
| painful stimulus | painful_stim | |||
| Not at all | not_at_all | |||
| px_assess_speech | 11.8a: If no, assess the participant's speech. Is the participant: | String | ||
| Confused | confused | |||
| Confused, inappropriate words, nonsense sounds | confused inap_words non_sense_sounds | |||
| Confused, inappropriate words, not responding verbally | confused inap_words not_responding_verbal | |||
| Confused, not responding verbally, inappropriate words | confused not_responding_verbal inap_words | |||
| Confused, not responding verbally, nonsense sounds | confused not_responding_verbal non_sense_sounds | |||
| Saying inappropriate words | inap_words | |||
| Inappropriate words, confused | inap_words confused | |||
| Making nonsense sounds | non_sense_sounds | |||
| Not responding verbally | not_responding_verbal | |||
| Confused, not responding verbally | not_responding_verbal confused | |||
| px_eyes | 11.9: While the participant is awake, does s/he open her/his eyes spontaneously? | String | ||
| Yes | yes | |||
| No | no | |||
| Not applicable | na | |||
| px_eyes_na | 11.9b: Explain why not applicable (NA)? | Free text | String | |
| px_eyes_no | 11.9a: If no, does the participant open her/his eyes: | String | ||
| Not at all | not_at_all | |||
| In response to pain (e.g. firm pressure over fingernail) | pain | |||
| In response to verbal request and/or pain | pain verbal_request | |||
| In response to verbal request | verbal_request | |||
| outp_switched | Did the participant switch from being an outpatient to an inpatient? | String | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| crb_65 | CRB-65 severity score | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 | Numeric | |
| qsofa | Quick sequential organ failure assessment score (qSOFA) | 0, 1, 2, 3 | Numeric | |
| modGCS | Modified Glasgow Coma Scale Score (modGCS) | 0 to 18 | Numeric | |
| mews | Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) | 1 to 11 | Numeric | |
| uva | universal vital assessment score | 0 to 10 | Numeric | |
| qsofa_hiv | Quick sequential organ failure assessment score (qSOFA) with HIV status | 0, 1, 2, 3 | Numeric | |
| mews_hiv | Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) with HIV status | 1 to 11 | Numeric | |
| outcome_discharge | Combined discharge status | String | ||
| Patient died | Died | |||
| Discharged to home with day 28 appointment | Discharge home | |||
| Discharged to palliative care | Discharged to palliative care | |||
| Referred/transferred to other health facility | Referred other | |||
| Other | Other | |||
| time_to_discharge | Length of inpatient hospital stay (days) | Integer | Numeric | |
| time_to_death | Length of time to death (days) | Integer | Numeric | |
| outcome_d28 | Participant outcome at day 28 - recoded | String | ||
| Alive | Alive | |||
| Dead | Dead | |||
| Lost to follow-up | lost to fup | |||
| outcome_inpatient | Inpatient outcome – recoded | String | ||
| Alive | Alive | |||
| Dead | Dead | |||
| altered_mental_status | Altered mental status | String | ||
| Yes | Yes | |||
| No | No | |||
| Not recorded | . | |||
| age_cat | Age group (years) | String | ||
| 15 to 24 | 15 - <25 | |||
| 25 to 34 | 25 - <35 | |||
| 35 to 44 | 35 - <40 | |||
| 45 to 54 | 45 - <55 | |||
| 55 to 64 | 55 - <65 | |||
| 65 or over | 65+ |