---
license: cc-by-4.0
task_categories:
- tabular-classification
language:
- en
tags:
- substandard-falsified-medicines
- tuberculosis
- anti-TB
- rifampicin
- MDR-TB
- DOTS
- synthetic
- sub-saharan-africa
pretty_name: Anti-TB Medicine Quality (SSA)
size_categories:
- 10K<n<100K
configs:
- config_name: dots_program_public
  data_files: data/tb_dots_public.csv
  default: true
- config_name: mdr_tb_treatment
  data_files: data/tb_mdr_treatment.csv
- config_name: informal_private_market
  data_files: data/tb_informal_private.csv
data_type: synthetic
---

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

# Anti-TB Medicine Quality in Sub-Saharan Africa

## Abstract

Synthetic dataset modelling anti-TB medicine quality, rifampicin degradation, treatment outcomes, and MDR-TB emergence across DOTS programs, MDR-TB units, and informal markets in SSA. ~70% of quality reports detected falsified/substandard TB medicines; substandard rifampicin drives treatment failure and MDR-TB.

## Parameterization Evidence

| Parameter | Value | Source | Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ~70% reports detected SF TB/HIV medicines | Prevalence | IntechOpen | 2024 |
| Rifampicin most commonly SF anti-TB drug | Quality | WHO/Lancet ID | 2020 |
| SF rifampicin → treatment failure, MDR-TB | Resistance | Literature | 2022 |
| GDF procurement improves quality assurance | Supply | Stop TB Partnership | 2023 |

## Validation

![Validation Report](validation_report.png)

## Usage

```python
from datasets import load_dataset
ds = load_dataset("electricsheepafrica/anti-tb-medicine-quality", "dots_program_public")
```

## References

1. IntechOpen. Medicines quality in LMICs. 2024.
2. WHO. TB drug quality and DOTS programmes. 2020.
3. Stop TB Partnership/GDF. Quality-assured TB medicines. 2023.

## Citation

```bibtex
@dataset{electricsheepafrica_anti_tb_medicine_quality_2025,
  title={Anti-TB Medicine Quality in Sub-Saharan Africa},
  author={Electric Sheep Africa},
  year={2025},
  publisher={HuggingFace},
  url={https://huggingface.co/datasets/electricsheepafrica/anti-tb-medicine-quality}
}
```

## License

CC-BY-4.0