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Table 1 Definition and categorization of dependent (outcome) variable

From: Cox proportional hazard-model application: time to cervical cancer screening among women living with HIV in South Africa

Variables

Original variable categories

Definition

Categorization

Dependent (Outcome) Variable

HIV status

HIV negative

HIV blood test result

0. Negative

hiv03

HIV positive

 

Inconclusive

1. Positive