10.17037/DATA.00004855
This dataset contains quantitative PCR (qPCR) laboratory results for Strongyloides stercoralis from biobanked stool samples collected during baseline (pre-intervention) assessments of the DeWorm3 community-based cluster randomised trial.
Samples were collected from two sites: Tamil Nadu, India (6,091 samples) and Mangochi, Malawi (4,234 samples) during 2017-2018.
Demographic, socioeconomic, and environmental data collected during baseline census and surveys used for this analysis are hosted separately at https://doi.org/10.25934/PR00010754.
Dataset contains four variables, outlined below.
| Variable Name | Variable Label | Answer Label | Answer Code | Variable Type |
| study_site | Study site | Numeric | ||
| India | 1 | |||
| Malawi | 2 | |||
| unique_id | Unique individual ID | Open ended | Numeric | |
| st_qpcr_yn | Positive for S. Stercoralis (qPCR CT < 40) | Numeric | ||
| No | 0 | |||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| st_qpcr_ct | qPCR CT values (relevant when st_qpcr_yn=1) | Numeric |