---
license: cc-by-4.0
task_categories:
- tabular-classification
language:
- en
tags:
- substandard-falsified-medicines
- pediatric
- children
- dosing
- diethylene-glycol
- synthetic
- sub-saharan-africa
pretty_name: Pediatric Medicine Quality & Dosing (SSA)
size_categories:
- 10K<n<100K
configs:
- config_name: public_paediatric_care
  data_files: data/paed_public_care.csv
  default: true
- config_name: community_otc_children
  data_files: data/paed_community_otc.csv
- config_name: neonatal_icu_specialist
  data_files: data/paed_neonatal_icu.csv
data_type: synthetic
---

> ⚠️ **Synthetic dataset** — Parameterized from published SSA literature, not real observations. Not suitable for empirical analysis or policy inference.

# Pediatric Medicine Quality & Dosing in Sub-Saharan Africa

## Abstract

Synthetic dataset modelling pediatric medicine quality, dosing errors, formulation availability, and health outcomes including DEG contamination across three care settings in SSA. 66+ Gambian children died in 2022 from cough syrups contaminated with diethylene glycol. Limited child-appropriate formulations lead to widespread dose splitting of adult tablets.

## Parameterization Evidence

| Parameter | Value | Source | Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Substandard contaminated paediatric syrups (Gambia) | Alert | WHO Alert N6/2022 | 2022 |
| 66+ children died from DEG-contaminated syrups | Mortality | PMC10389301 | 2023 |
| Rapid screening for DEG/EG needed in LMICs | Methods | Nature | 2025 |
| SF medicines highly prevalent in Africa | Prevalence | PubMed 39015754 | 2024 |

## Validation

![Validation Report](validation_report.png)

## Usage

```python
from datasets import load_dataset
ds = load_dataset("electricsheepafrica/pediatric-medicine-quality", "public_paediatric_care")
```

## References

1. WHO. Medical Product Alert N6/2022. 2022.
2. PMC10389301. Gambian children's deaths from contaminated syrups. 2023.
3. Nature. Rapid screening of DEG/EG in raw materials. 2025.

## Citation

```bibtex
@dataset{electricsheepafrica_pediatric_medicine_quality_2025,
  title={Pediatric Medicine Quality and Dosing in Sub-Saharan Africa},
  author={Electric Sheep Africa},
  year={2025},
  publisher={HuggingFace},
  url={https://huggingface.co/datasets/electricsheepafrica/pediatric-medicine-quality}
}
```

## License

CC-BY-4.0