Todd,
I am not sure whether I understand you request correctly. But, if you
are looking for some way of documented data entry, the simplest
approach I can think of is to use the -input- command. You should
create a dofile and this dofile should then contain the -input-
command. This could look like the following.
clear
input patid home_visit clinical_care
1 0 1
2 1 1
3 0 0
...
...
59 1 1
end
tab home_visit clinical_care
But, if you just want to create a quick and dirty database that
reflects your data situation. You could do the following:
clear
set obs 59
gen home_visit = _n <= 41
bys home_visit: gen clinical_care = home_visit == 1 & _n<=33 | ///
home_visit == 0 & _n<=8
tab home_visit clinical_care
Sebastian
On 4/20/07, Todd Swarthout <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello. I have what I assume to be a relatively simple question...
For an HIV programme in Benin we had 59 persons lost to follow-up.
We were able to do home visits for 41 persons, after which 33 returned to clinical care.
Of those 18 we were not able to visit, only 8 returned to clinical care.
What is the most efficient way to create a mini database to define the odds ratio...the odds of returning for clinical care after a home visit as compared to those not visited. I could simply go into the Data Editor of a blank database and enter the numbers...but Id like to type in the data.
Visited 41 (33 reintegrated)
Not Visited 18 (8 reintegrated)
Total 59
Thank you for this service
Todd
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