Harmonisation of variables names prior to conducting statistical analyses with multiple datasets: an automated approach

Table 4 Examples of key terms for DTP3 and search results using algorithm B.

Survey	DR Congo 2001	Kenya 2003	Kyrgyzstan 2005
Dataset	dc-MICS_2-ch.dta	ke-DHS_41-ch.dta	kyrgyzstan_2005-06-MICS_3-ch.dta
Variable name	im4cd	h7d	im*
Variable label	'jour vaccination dtcoq3'	'dpt 3 day'	'day'
Key terms
DTP - 3 - day	Found	Found	Not found
DTP - 3 - vaccination - day	Found	Not found	Not found

Note: Kyrgyzstan 2005 provides a better example than Moldova 2000 (used in Table 4) to illustrate the results of searching key terms.

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