A dataset containing the data used by Sutherland et al to estimate the impact of ending the BCG school's
scheme. The data has been aggregated for surveys. Details of its collection can be found in the original paper,
in sutherland_data.R (see data-raw) and in the vignette discussing recreating Sutherland et al.'s model.
sutherland_data
A list with 14 elements.
A character string indicating the year of entry to study
Age ranges included in the study; 15-19, 20-24 and '25-29 years
The number of years for which to project forward (scaled by the length of cohort)
The population at entry in each cohort
Incidence rates (per 100,000) in those unvaccinated by cohort and age group
Incidence rates (per 100,000) in those vaccinated by cohort and age group
Notifications prevented by 100,000 people by cohor and age groups
Estimated efficacy of the BCG vaccine
Number of BCG vaccines given by 5 year period
Number of BCG unvaccinated by 5 year period
Number Tuberculin positive by 5 year period
Number inelgible for the BCG schools scheme by 5 year period