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Lesotho (2014) Couples & HIV: Matching Number of Cases [message #12954]

Sat, 19 August 2017 13:24

CMonkey42
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Registered: August 2017

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Hello,

(Lesotho 2014)

I've merged couples and HIV test recode in SPSS, and have created a new variable to define couples' HIV status.

When cross-tabbing this new variable with women's HIV test results, my n=708 the same as the official report.

When cross-tabbing with men's HIV test results, my n=722.

Can anyone help explain why this might be? Why when cross-tabbing with men do I get an extra 14 cases?

I think it might be because some men are counted in more than one couple. Attached is a record of the number of other wives; and for men with 2 or more wives, and for those that responded "don't know", counts to 14. If this is the reason, how can I drop the these 14 cases using syntax, or do people know a better way to deal with this situation?

If anyone has any advice please, please, please let me know! It will be extremely appreciated, thank you!

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		Lesotho (2014) Couples & HIV: Matching Number of Cases By: CMonkey42 on Sat, 19 August 2017 13:24
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