Factors influencing choice of care seeking for acute fever comparing private chemical shops with health centres and hospitals in Ghana: A study using case-control methodology
Ansah, E and Whitty, C
(2015).
Factors influencing choice of care seeking for acute fever comparing private chemical shops with health centres and hospitals in Ghana: A study using case-control methodology.
[Dataset].
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
10.17037/DATA.36.
(2015).
Factors influencing choice of care seeking for acute fever comparing private chemical shops with health centres and hospitals in Ghana: A study using case-control methodology.
[Dataset].
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
10.17037/DATA.36.
Dataset containing information on demographic, socio-economic and health seeking behaviour for 600 patients who attended chemical sellers and health centres in Dangme West District, Ghana. It was collected using structured questionnaire between November 2012 and January 2013 as part of a case-control study to examine patient's treatment seeking practices.
Additional Information
Data was collected with a commitment to confidentiality that limits potential for wider sharing. Data may be requested for the purpose of research verification only, subject to evidence of ethics approval and the signing of a data transfer agreement. Applications will be reviewed by the study team, with consideration of the ethics approvals associated with the original study
Keywords
Fever, Private sector, Chemical sellers, Health facilities, Treatment seeking, Ghana| Item Type | Dataset |
|---|---|
| Description of data capture | All data were double entered into EpiData and analysed in Stata in an anonymised form. |
| Capture method | Questionnaire: Fixed form - Paper |
| Collection Period |
From To 22 November 2012 30 January 2013 |
| Date | 15 November 2015 |
| Geographical area covered (offline during plugin upgrade) |
North Latitude East Longitude South Latitude West Longitude 5.97148 0.22625 5.85469 0.169258 |
| Language(s) of written materials | English |
| Creator(s) |
Ansah, E and Whitty, C
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| Associated roles | Whitty, C (Principal Investigator), Ansah, E (Principal Investigator), Gyapong, M (Co-Investigator), Nah-Bana, S (Co-Investigator) and Bart-Plange, C (Co-Investigator) |
| LSHTM Faculty/Department | Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases > Dept of Clinical Research |
| Participating Institutions | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service, Ghana, National Malaria Control Programme, Ghana Health Service, Ghana |
| Funders |
Project Funder Grant Number Funder URI Dangme CommRDT Study UNSPECIFIED http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000865 |
| Date Deposited | 08 Feb 2016 10:55 |
| Last Modified | 28 Jan 2025 17:26 |
| Publisher | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
Data / Code
Anon_Ansah_dataset.csv
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subject - Data
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lock - Restricted to Request access for all
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info - Dataset on choice of care seeking for acute fever in Ghana
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Documentation
Anon_Ansah_data_codebook.html
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subject - Documentation
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info - Data codebook
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Information_and_ConsentForm.pdf
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subject - Documentation
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- Available under Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0
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info - Information sheet and consent form
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Ghana_StudyProtocol.pdf
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subject - Documentation
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info - Description of the data collection methods used in the study
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0036_UserGuide.html
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subject - Documentation
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info - Data Userguide
html - text/html
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Study Instrument
QuestionList.pdf
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subject - Study Instrument
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- Available under Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0
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info - Case control form used in study
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