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id int64	sending_facility string	receiving_lab string	location string	distance_km int64	specimen_type string	test_requested string	transport_method string	scheduled_pickup int64	cold_chain_required int64	cold_chain_maintained int64	dbs_format int64	gps_tracked int64	transport_time_hrs float64	transport_within_target int64	sample_rejected int64	rejection_reason string	sample_lost int64	test_performed int64	result_tat_days float64	result_returned int64	result_method string	requisition_complete int64	packaging_adequate int64	integrated_referral int64	year int64
1	clinic	regional_lab	remote	318	blood_edta	other	public_transport	0	1	1	0	0	258.7	0	0	none	0	1	37	0	not_returned	1	0	1	2,023
2	clinic	national_reference	peri_urban	132	stool	microbiology	scheduled_courier	0	0	1	0	1	81.2	0	0	none	0	1	17	1	paper	0	1	1	2,021
3	health_centre	regional_lab	rural	231	swab	microbiology	motorcycle	1	0	1	0	0	126.8	0	0	none	1	0	null	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,023
4	dispensary	regional_lab	urban	165	urine	tb_xpert	motorcycle	0	0	1	0	0	112.6	0	0	none	0	1	18	0	not_returned	1	0	0	2,020
5	health_centre	district_lab	peri_urban	86	sputum	microbiology	public_transport	0	0	1	0	0	27.7	0	1	hemolyzed	0	0	null	0	not_returned	0	0	1	2,022
6	health_centre	regional_lab	rural	138	blood_serum	chemistry_panel	scheduled_courier	1	1	1	0	0	84.2	0	0	none	0	1	40	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,019
7	district_hospital	regional_lab	peri_urban	70	sputum	viral_load	postal	0	0	1	0	0	38.6	0	0	none	0	1	19	1	paper	1	0	0	2,020
8	health_centre	regional_lab	urban	23	sputum	eid	motorcycle	1	0	1	0	0	6	1	0	none	0	1	57	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,020
9	health_centre	regional_lab	rural	134	swab	histology	scheduled_courier	0	0	1	0	0	48	0	0	none	0	1	51	0	not_returned	1	0	0	2,019
10	dispensary	district_lab	remote	293	blood_serum	other	scheduled_courier	0	1	1	0	0	183.8	0	1	insufficient_volume	0	0	null	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,023
11	district_hospital	regional_lab	peri_urban	59	urine	tb_culture	scheduled_courier	0	0	1	0	0	13.6	1	0	none	0	1	50	1	sms	0	0	1	2,021
12	clinic	private_lab	rural	131	blood_edta	cd4	scheduled_courier	0	1	1	0	0	37.9	0	0	none	0	1	18	0	not_returned	0	1	1	2,023
13	dispensary	district_lab	rural	230	other	eid	drone	1	0	1	0	0	122.7	0	1	hemolyzed	0	0	null	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,023
14	district_hospital	regional_lab	remote	193	blood_edta	microbiology	staff_personal	1	1	0	0	0	67.4	0	0	none	0	1	20	0	not_returned	0	1	0	2,022
15	district_hospital	district_lab	urban	37	blood_edta	microbiology	scheduled_courier	1	1	0	0	0	14.2	1	0	none	0	1	19	1	sms	1	0	0	2,021
16	health_centre	regional_lab	remote	84	blood_edta	cd4	scheduled_courier	1	1	0	0	0	25.5	0	0	none	0	1	12	0	not_returned	1	0	1	2,023
17	district_hospital	private_lab	remote	185	urine	microbiology	scheduled_courier	0	0	1	0	0	214.7	0	0	none	0	1	23	1	sms	0	0	0	2,021
18	dispensary	district_lab	peri_urban	21	blood_serum	other	drone	0	1	0	0	0	28.7	0	0	none	0	1	18	0	not_returned	1	0	0	2,022
19	district_hospital	district_lab	rural	273	csf	viral_load	ambulance	1	1	0	0	0	324.5	0	0	none	0	1	13	1	phone	1	0	1	2,022
20	dispensary	regional_lab	rural	158	swab	tb_xpert	motorcycle	0	0	1	0	0	29.4	0	1	label_error	0	0	null	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,021
21	district_hospital	national_reference	peri_urban	25	blood_serum	viral_load	scheduled_courier	0	1	0	0	0	29.2	0	0	none	0	1	23	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,023
22	health_centre	national_reference	rural	30	sputum	hematology	scheduled_courier	0	0	1	0	0	6.8	1	0	none	0	1	26	0	not_returned	0	1	0	2,023
23	health_centre	national_reference	urban	55	blood_edta	histology	scheduled_courier	1	1	1	0	0	43.2	0	0	none	0	1	18	1	sms	0	0	0	2,023
24	health_centre	national_reference	remote	175	urine	microbiology	scheduled_courier	1	0	1	0	0	79.2	0	0	none	0	1	14	1	phone	1	1	0	2,023
25	clinic	district_lab	rural	219	stool	hematology	scheduled_courier	1	0	1	0	0	55.3	0	0	none	0	1	19	0	not_returned	1	0	0	2,022
26	clinic	regional_lab	remote	203	sputum	tb_culture	motorcycle	1	0	1	0	0	107.3	0	0	none	0	1	25	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,022
27	health_centre	district_lab	rural	706	blood_serum	tb_xpert	motorcycle	0	1	0	0	0	491.3	0	0	none	0	1	12	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,023
28	district_hospital	regional_lab	rural	80	blood_serum	microbiology	motorcycle	1	1	1	0	0	47.8	0	0	none	0	1	18	1	phone	1	0	0	2,021
29	health_centre	regional_lab	urban	4	other	other	public_transport	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	none	0	1	20	1	paper	1	1	0	2,023
30	dispensary	national_reference	remote	128	dbs	tb_culture	scheduled_courier	0	0	1	1	0	157.1	0	0	none	0	1	17	1	sms	1	0	0	2,021
31	health_centre	district_lab	remote	182	urine	chemistry_panel	public_transport	1	0	1	0	0	133.5	0	0	none	0	1	28	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,022
32	district_hospital	district_lab	rural	99	blood_edta	tb_culture	drone	0	1	1	0	0	74.1	0	1	expired	0	0	null	0	not_returned	0	1	0	2,019
33	health_centre	national_reference	rural	46	urine	tb_xpert	public_transport	0	0	1	0	0	11	1	0	none	0	1	30	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,023
34	district_hospital	district_lab	rural	40	blood_edta	microbiology	motorcycle	0	1	0	0	0	26.2	0	0	none	0	1	15	0	not_returned	0	0	1	2,021
35	health_centre	district_lab	rural	48	swab	histology	public_transport	0	0	1	0	1	15.9	1	0	none	0	1	21	0	not_returned	0	1	0	2,023
36	clinic	district_lab	remote	544	stool	eid	motorcycle	0	0	1	0	0	233	0	0	none	0	1	27	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,021
37	health_centre	regional_lab	remote	54	sputum	tb_culture	drone	0	0	1	0	0	70.5	0	1	clotted	0	0	null	0	not_returned	1	0	0	2,021
38	dispensary	private_lab	remote	72	blood_serum	histology	scheduled_courier	0	1	0	0	0	7.4	1	0	none	0	1	15	1	paper	1	0	0	2,022
39	clinic	national_reference	rural	247	other	chemistry_panel	postal	0	0	1	0	0	88.9	0	0	none	0	1	17	0	not_returned	0	0	1	2,023
40	health_centre	district_lab	peri_urban	23	dbs	tb_xpert	scheduled_courier	1	0	1	1	0	10.7	1	1	label_error	0	0	null	0	not_returned	1	1	0	2,021
41	health_centre	district_lab	remote	148	sputum	tb_xpert	scheduled_courier	0	0	1	0	0	38.5	0	0	none	0	1	7	0	not_returned	0	1	0	2,023
42	health_centre	regional_lab	rural	157	blood_edta	viral_load	drone	1	1	1	0	1	28.5	0	0	none	0	1	38	0	not_returned	0	1	0	2,022
43	health_centre	national_reference	remote	151	stool	tb_culture	motorcycle	0	0	1	0	0	41.7	0	0	none	0	1	26	1	paper	0	1	1	2,021
44	health_centre	district_lab	rural	575	csf	eid	postal	0	1	1	0	0	143.2	0	0	none	0	1	11	1	sms	0	0	1	2,023
45	district_hospital	regional_lab	rural	132	blood_edta	chemistry_panel	scheduled_courier	0	1	0	0	1	115.2	0	0	none	0	1	21	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,022
46	dispensary	national_reference	remote	116	sputum	viral_load	staff_personal	0	0	1	0	0	38.2	0	0	none	0	1	24	1	email	1	1	0	2,023
47	health_centre	regional_lab	rural	153	blood_serum	tb_xpert	public_transport	0	1	0	0	0	37.3	0	0	none	0	1	13	1	sms	0	1	0	2,021
48	clinic	national_reference	peri_urban	66	sputum	chemistry_panel	motorcycle	0	0	1	0	0	23.6	1	0	none	0	1	24	1	sms	0	1	0	2,020
49	health_centre	national_reference	remote	86	blood_serum	cd4	motorcycle	0	1	1	0	1	22.5	1	0	none	0	1	8	1	paper	1	0	0	2,023
50	district_hospital	private_lab	remote	62	blood_edta	eid	motorcycle	1	1	0	0	0	21.3	1	0	none	0	1	18	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,021
51	dispensary	national_reference	remote	534	other	viral_load	postal	1	0	1	0	0	134.4	0	0	none	0	1	28	1	phone	0	0	0	2,022
52	health_centre	district_lab	urban	24	stool	microbiology	motorcycle	0	0	1	0	0	14.8	1	0	none	0	1	21	0	not_returned	0	0	1	2,022
53	health_centre	district_lab	urban	99	stool	eid	motorcycle	0	0	1	0	0	38.4	0	0	none	0	1	25	0	not_returned	0	1	0	2,021
54	health_centre	district_lab	remote	902	csf	microbiology	scheduled_courier	0	1	0	0	0	423.8	0	0	none	0	1	14	0	not_returned	1	1	0	2,021
55	district_hospital	district_lab	rural	362	urine	chemistry_panel	motorcycle	0	0	1	0	0	199.4	0	0	none	0	1	29	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,022
56	clinic	district_lab	remote	630	csf	tb_culture	motorcycle	0	1	0	0	0	495.7	0	0	none	0	1	17	0	not_returned	1	1	0	2,022
57	clinic	district_lab	peri_urban	158	swab	histology	scheduled_courier	0	0	1	0	0	64.3	0	0	none	0	1	25	0	not_returned	1	0	0	2,023
58	clinic	district_lab	rural	346	other	tb_culture	public_transport	1	0	1	0	0	165.9	0	0	none	0	1	31	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,022
59	health_centre	district_lab	remote	231	swab	other	public_transport	0	0	1	0	0	480.8	0	0	none	0	1	23	1	paper	0	0	0	2,023
60	district_hospital	district_lab	urban	21	swab	microbiology	scheduled_courier	0	0	1	0	0	8.8	1	0	none	0	1	24	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,019
61	health_centre	national_reference	peri_urban	54	urine	viral_load	postal	1	0	1	0	0	18.1	1	0	none	0	1	23	0	not_returned	0	0	1	2,022
62	district_hospital	district_lab	rural	245	blood_edta	chemistry_panel	scheduled_courier	0	1	0	0	0	257.1	0	0	none	0	1	18	0	not_returned	0	1	0	2,019
63	health_centre	regional_lab	urban	71	blood_edta	tb_culture	public_transport	1	1	0	0	0	32.1	0	0	none	0	1	13	0	not_returned	0	1	0	2,022
64	health_centre	national_reference	rural	150	dbs	tb_culture	scheduled_courier	1	0	1	1	0	108.9	0	1	hemolyzed	0	0	null	0	not_returned	1	0	0	2,023
65	health_centre	regional_lab	rural	163	stool	other	postal	1	0	1	0	0	62.9	0	0	none	0	1	13	0	not_returned	0	0	1	2,019
66	clinic	regional_lab	peri_urban	22	csf	microbiology	motorcycle	0	1	1	0	0	4.8	1	0	none	0	1	29	1	sms	0	0	1	2,023
67	dispensary	regional_lab	remote	273	blood_serum	chemistry_panel	scheduled_courier	0	1	1	0	0	59.3	0	0	none	0	1	20	0	not_returned	0	0	1	2,021
68	health_centre	regional_lab	peri_urban	43	other	viral_load	scheduled_courier	1	0	1	0	0	10.1	1	0	none	0	1	40	0	not_returned	0	1	0	2,021
69	district_hospital	regional_lab	remote	96	other	tb_xpert	motorcycle	0	0	1	0	0	56.1	0	0	none	0	1	28	1	sms	0	0	0	2,021
70	dispensary	regional_lab	remote	35	dbs	eid	motorcycle	0	0	1	1	0	20.1	1	0	none	0	1	31	1	sms	1	0	0	2,020
71	dispensary	national_reference	peri_urban	25	other	chemistry_panel	public_transport	1	0	1	0	0	9.6	1	0	none	0	1	21	1	phone	0	1	0	2,023
72	dispensary	regional_lab	urban	61	blood_serum	histology	motorcycle	0	1	1	0	0	23.1	1	0	none	0	1	32	0	not_returned	0	1	0	2,023
73	dispensary	district_lab	remote	274	sputum	other	motorcycle	0	0	1	0	0	106.8	0	1	temperature_excursion	0	0	null	0	not_returned	0	1	0	2,023
74	health_centre	regional_lab	rural	388	blood_edta	chemistry_panel	motorcycle	0	1	1	0	0	222	0	0	none	0	1	30	1	sms	0	0	0	2,023
75	health_centre	regional_lab	remote	126	dbs	tb_culture	scheduled_courier	0	0	1	1	0	241.8	0	1	label_error	0	0	null	0	not_returned	0	0	1	2,023
76	district_hospital	district_lab	urban	230	blood_edta	tb_xpert	drone	0	1	0	0	0	191.3	0	0	none	0	1	17	1	email	1	0	0	2,023
77	district_hospital	national_reference	remote	147	swab	tb_xpert	motorcycle	0	0	1	0	0	147.2	0	0	none	0	1	19	1	paper	1	1	0	2,021
78	district_hospital	regional_lab	urban	72	blood_serum	other	scheduled_courier	0	1	0	0	0	70.3	0	1	hemolyzed	0	0	null	0	not_returned	1	1	0	2,023
79	dispensary	regional_lab	peri_urban	35	sputum	histology	ambulance	0	0	1	0	0	64	0	0	none	0	1	21	0	not_returned	0	1	0	2,022
80	clinic	regional_lab	peri_urban	84	blood_edta	other	scheduled_courier	1	1	0	0	0	38.4	0	0	none	0	1	11	0	not_returned	0	1	0	2,020
81	clinic	district_lab	remote	504	stool	tb_xpert	scheduled_courier	0	0	1	0	0	190.8	0	0	none	0	1	66	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,023
82	dispensary	regional_lab	remote	154	csf	tb_culture	scheduled_courier	0	1	1	0	0	73.3	0	0	none	0	1	19	1	email	1	1	0	2,022
83	district_hospital	national_reference	rural	78	blood_serum	tb_xpert	scheduled_courier	1	1	0	0	0	25.8	0	0	none	0	1	12	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,023
84	health_centre	district_lab	urban	42	dbs	cd4	public_transport	0	0	1	1	0	21	1	0	none	0	1	8	1	lis	0	0	0	2,023
85	district_hospital	regional_lab	remote	129	swab	tb_xpert	scheduled_courier	1	0	1	0	0	89.7	0	0	none	0	1	34	0	not_returned	1	1	0	2,023
86	district_hospital	national_reference	remote	293	dbs	cd4	motorcycle	0	0	1	1	0	86.9	0	0	none	0	1	10	1	email	0	0	0	2,020
87	health_centre	national_reference	peri_urban	36	blood_edta	chemistry_panel	postal	1	1	1	0	0	19	1	0	none	0	1	21	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,020
88	health_centre	regional_lab	remote	197	blood_serum	tb_xpert	postal	1	1	0	0	0	23.2	1	0	none	0	1	17	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,023
89	dispensary	regional_lab	remote	529	csf	hematology	scheduled_courier	0	1	1	0	0	573.6	0	0	none	0	1	19	0	not_returned	1	1	0	2,020
90	district_hospital	regional_lab	peri_urban	12	dbs	viral_load	scheduled_courier	0	0	1	1	0	11.7	1	0	none	0	1	7	1	sms	0	1	0	2,023
91	health_centre	national_reference	remote	36	dbs	histology	motorcycle	0	0	1	1	0	4.1	1	1	clotted	0	0	null	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,021
92	clinic	private_lab	peri_urban	76	urine	tb_xpert	scheduled_courier	0	0	1	0	0	57.3	0	0	none	0	1	12	0	not_returned	0	0	1	2,021
93	district_hospital	district_lab	remote	139	other	histology	scheduled_courier	0	0	1	0	0	120.7	0	0	none	0	1	18	1	phone	0	0	1	2,021
94	district_hospital	district_lab	peri_urban	100	blood_edta	hematology	scheduled_courier	0	1	0	0	0	22.7	1	0	none	0	1	69	1	sms	0	0	0	2,022
95	dispensary	regional_lab	rural	184	blood_serum	histology	postal	0	1	0	0	0	48.1	0	0	none	0	1	16	1	sms	1	1	1	2,023
96	health_centre	district_lab	remote	98	swab	chemistry_panel	postal	0	0	1	0	0	19.8	1	0	none	0	1	11	1	lis	1	1	0	2,023
97	health_centre	regional_lab	remote	94	csf	eid	scheduled_courier	0	1	0	0	0	32.1	0	0	none	0	1	49	0	not_returned	0	1	0	2,022
98	clinic	district_lab	rural	133	blood_edta	cd4	motorcycle	0	1	1	0	0	48.7	0	0	none	0	1	49	0	not_returned	0	0	0	2,022
99	clinic	district_lab	rural	21	other	tb_xpert	motorcycle	0	0	1	0	0	12.1	1	0	none	0	1	21	0	not_returned	0	0	1	2,022
100	health_centre	private_lab	urban	48	blood_serum	chemistry_panel	motorcycle	0	1	1	0	0	23	1	0	none	0	1	8	1	paper	1	1	0	2,023

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

Specimen Transport & Referral

Abstract

Synthetic dataset modeling specimen transport and referral networks across three SSA scenarios. Captures transport methods, cold chain, transport times, sample rejection/loss rates, result return, and quality indicators. Parameterized from SSA lab referral network research.

Parameterization Evidence

Parameter	Value	Source	Year
Transport time	2-7 days average	Kebede et al. Afr J Lab Med	2016
Sample rejection rate	5-15%	Kebede et al.	2016
Result return >14 days	Common for VL/EID	Gous et al. J Int AIDS Soc	2016
Sample loss rate	2-8%	Nichols et al. BMC Health Serv	2019

Validation

Usage

from datasets import load_dataset
ds = load_dataset("electricsheepafrica/specimen-transport-referral", name="basic_referral")
df = ds['train'].to_pandas()

References

Kebede Y et al. (2016). Lab specimen referral Ethiopia. Afr J Lab Med. DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v5i1.358
Gous N et al. (2016). Specimen transport VL/EID. J Int AIDS Soc. DOI: 10.7448/IAS.19.1.20723
Nichols K et al. (2019). Lab network optimization. BMC Health Serv Res. DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4621-5

License

CC-BY-4.0

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