Oncho: Onchocerciasis in Sierra Leone.
In pubh: A Toolbox for Public Health and Epidemiology
Oncho R Documentation
Onchocerciasis in Sierra Leone.
Description
Study of onchocerciasis ("river blindness") in Sierra Leone, in which subjects were classified according
to whether they lived in villages in savannah or rainforest area.
Usage
Oncho
Format
A labelled tibble with 1302 rows and 7 variables:
- id
Subject ID.
- mf
Infected with Onchocerciasis volvulus, factor with levels "Not-infected" and "Infected".
- area
Area of residence, factor with levels "Savannah" and "Rainforest".
- agegrp
Age group in years, factor with levels "5-9", "10-19", "20-39" and "40+".
- sex
Subject sex, factor with levels "Male" and "Female".
- mfload
Microfiliariae load.
- lesions
Severe eye lesions, factor with levels "No" and "Yes".
Source
McMahon, JE, Sowa, SIC, Maude, GH and Kirkwood BR (1988) Onchocerciasis in Sierra Leone 2:
a comparison of forest and savannah villages. Trans Roy Soc Trop Med Hyg 82: 595-600.
Kirkwood, BR and Sterne, JAC (2003) Essential Medical Statistics. Second Edition. Blackwell.
pubh documentation built on Oct. 8, 2024, 9:08 a.m.
R Package Documentation
Browse R Packages
We want your feedback!
Note that we can't provide technical support on individual packages. You should contact the package authors for that.
| Oncho | R Documentation |
Onchocerciasis in Sierra Leone.
Description
Study of onchocerciasis ("river blindness") in Sierra Leone, in which subjects were classified according to whether they lived in villages in savannah or rainforest area.
Usage
Oncho
Format
A labelled tibble with 1302 rows and 7 variables:
- id
Subject ID.
- mf
Infected with Onchocerciasis volvulus, factor with levels "Not-infected" and "Infected".
- area
Area of residence, factor with levels "Savannah" and "Rainforest".
- agegrp
Age group in years, factor with levels "5-9", "10-19", "20-39" and "40+".
- sex
Subject sex, factor with levels "Male" and "Female".
- mfload
Microfiliariae load.
- lesions
Severe eye lesions, factor with levels "No" and "Yes".
Source
McMahon, JE, Sowa, SIC, Maude, GH and Kirkwood BR (1988) Onchocerciasis in Sierra Leone 2: a comparison of forest and savannah villages. Trans Roy Soc Trop Med Hyg 82: 595-600.
Kirkwood, BR and Sterne, JAC (2003) Essential Medical Statistics. Second Edition. Blackwell.
R Package Documentation
Browse R Packages
We want your feedback!
Note that we can't provide technical support on individual packages. You should contact the package authors for that.
Embedding an R snippet on your website
Add the following code to your website.
For more information on customizing the embed code, read Embedding Snippets.