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.
The following variables are contained in the dataset.
| Variable Name | Variable Label | Answer Label | Answer Code | Variable Type |
| idcode | Interview ID | Numeric | ||
| dateint | Interview date | DD-MM-YYYY | Date | |
| recruit | Recruited from | Numeric | ||
| Chemical shop | 1 | |||
| Prampram HC | 2 | |||
| Ningo HC | 3 | |||
| DWD Hospital | 4 | |||
| crfid | Client Record Form ID | Numeric | ||
| urbanrural | Urban or rural | Numeric | ||
| Rural | 0 | |||
| Urban | 1 | |||
| nearHF | Near health facility | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| Don't know | 3 | |||
| q4sex | Sex of chemical seller | Numeric | ||
| Female | 0 | |||
| Male | 1 | |||
| q5age | Age (years) | Numeric | ||
| q6relat | Relationship of the respondent to the client | Numeric | ||
| Client is the respondent | 1 | |||
| Mother | 2 | |||
| Father | 3 | |||
| Other male relative | 4 | |||
| Other (specify) | 5 | |||
| Other female relative | 6 | |||
| q6other | Other (free text) | Numeric | ||
| NA | String | |||
| Friend | ||||
| q7seek | How long ago did the first symptoms of this illness begin | Numeric | ||
| Less than one hour ago | 1 | |||
| A few hours ago | 2 | |||
| About 24 hours ago | 3 | |||
| About 24 to 48 hours ago | 4 | |||
| Other (specify) | 5 | |||
| About 48-72 hours ago | 6 | |||
| Between 3 to 7 days ago | 7 | |||
| Over a week ago | 8 | |||
| q7other | Other specify (free text) | All "NA" | String | |
| q8conv | Convulsions | Numeric | ||
| No | 0 | |||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| q8drin | Unable to drink or breastfeed | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| q8vomi | Vomiting everything | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| q8leth | Abnormally sleepy/lethargic | Numeric | ||
| No | 0 | |||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| q9option | Is this your first option for care for the current illness | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| q10first | If no, what was your first option for health care when you/your child fell ill? | Hospital or clinic | Numeric | |
| Visited the Chemical shop to buy medicines | 1 | |||
| Taken some local herbs | 2 | |||
| Taken some local herbs | 3 | |||
| Prayers | 4 | |||
| Other specify | 5 | |||
| Used leftover medicines from my first aid box | 6 | |||
| Bought medicines from drug peddlers | 7 | |||
| - | 8 | |||
| Not applicable. This is the first option. | 9 | |||
| q10other | Other (free text) | All NA | String | |
| q11fur | After the first option, how many further places did you seek care before coming here? | 1; 1 place, 2; 2 places, 3; 3 places, 8; Not Applicable. This is the first option for care | Numeric | |
| 1 place | 1 | |||
| 2 places | 2 | |||
| 3 places | 3 | |||
| Not Applicable. This is the first option for care | 8 | |||
| q13option | How did you travel to this place | Numeric | ||
| Walk | 1 | |||
| Bicycle | 2 | |||
| Car | 3 | |||
| Minibus (trotro) | 4 | |||
| Other | 5 | |||
| Bus | 6 | |||
| Not applicable | 8 | |||
| q13other | Other (free text) | "NA" or variations of motorcycle | String | |
| q14time | How long did the journey take from your home to this place | Numeric | ||
| q16own | Do you own a treated bed net? | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| q17slep | Did the ill person sleep under a treated bed net last night? | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| No response | 8 | |||
| q18edulev | What is your highest level of education? | Numeric | ||
| Primary | 1 | |||
| JHS/MSLC | 2 | |||
| SHS/A Level | 3 | |||
| Tertiary | 4 | |||
| Other (specify) | 5 | |||
| No Education | 6 | |||
| Unwilling to say | 7 | |||
| Don't know | 99 | |||
| q18other | Other (free text) | Responses are "NA" or "MINOR" | String | |
| q19edulev | If a minor, what is the highest level of education of the caregiver | Numeric | ||
| Primary | 1 | |||
| JHS/MSLC | 2 | |||
| SHS/A Level, 4; Tertiary | 3 | |||
| Tertiary | 4 | |||
| Other (specify) | 5 | |||
| No Education | 6 | |||
| Unwilling to say | 7 | |||
| Don't know | 99 | |||
| q19other | Other (free text) | All "NA" | String | |
| q20occup | What is your/caregiver's main occupation? | Numeric | ||
| Farmer | 1 | |||
| Fisherman | 2 | |||
| Factory work | 3 | |||
| Looking after the home and family | 4 | |||
| Other | 5 | |||
| Petty trading | 6 | |||
| Civil servant | 7 | |||
| Artisan | 10 | |||
| q20other | Other (free text) | All "NA" | String | |
| q21income | What is your/caregiver's income per month (Ghananian Cedi)? | Numeric | ||
| Do not wish to say | 8888.88 | |||
| Don't know | 9999.99 | |||
| q22ownhs | Who owns this house? | Numeric | ||
| Household owns it | 1 | |||
| Family house | 2 | |||
| Relative/friend. Not paying rent | 3 | |||
| Landlord | 4 | |||
| Other | 5 | |||
| Government/employer | 6 | |||
| q22other | Other (free text) | "NA" or "CAMP" | String | |
| q23lifue | What is the main lighting fuel of this household? | String | ||
| Electricity | 1 | |||
| LPG/Natural gas | 2 | |||
| Kerosene | 3 | |||
| Charcoal | 4 | |||
| Other (specify) | 5 | |||
| Firewood | 6 | |||
| Dung | 7 | |||
| q23other | Other (free text) | All "NA" | String | |
| q24cofue | What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking? | Numeric | ||
| Electricity | 1 | |||
| LPG/Natural gas | 2 | |||
| Kerosene | 3 | |||
| Charcoal | 4 | |||
| Other (specify) | 5 | |||
| Firewood | 6 | |||
| Dung | 7 | |||
| q24other | Other (free text) | All "NA" | String | |
| q25water | What is the main source of drinking water for this household? | Numeric | ||
| Piped water (into residence) | 1 | |||
| Piped water (public tap/neighbour's house) | 2 | |||
| Well/Borehole | 3 | |||
| River/stream/pond/lake | 4 | |||
| Combination. Specify | 5 | |||
| Rain water | 6 | |||
| Tanker truck | 7 | |||
| Pure water | 10 | |||
| q25other | Other (free text) | All "NA" | String | |
| q26toile | What sort of toilet facility does this household use? | Numeric | ||
| Flush toilet (used by household only) | 1 | |||
| Flush toilet shared | 2 | |||
| Own KVIP/bucket/pan/traditional pit latrine (Household) | 3 | |||
| Shared KVIP/bucket/pan/traditional pit latrine | 4 | |||
| Other | 5 | |||
| Public toilet | 6 | |||
| q26other | Other (free text) | All "NA" | String | |
| q27floor | What is the main floor material of the house? | Numeric | ||
| Ceramic tiles/terrazzo | 1 | |||
| Cement | 2 | |||
| Mud/sand/earth | 3 | |||
| Other | 5 | |||
| q27other | Other (free text) | All "NA" | String | |
| q28wall | What is the main material of the wall? (Record observation) | Numeric | ||
| Ceramic tiles/terrazzo | 1 | |||
| Cement | 2 | |||
| Mud/sand/earth | 3 | |||
| Other | 5 | |||
| q28other | Other (free text) | All "NA" | String | |
| q29roof | What is the main material of the roof? (Record observation) | Numeric | ||
| Concrete | 1 | |||
| Bricks | 2 | |||
| Zinc/Aluminium sheets | 3 | |||
| Tarpaulin, plastic sheets | 4 | |||
| Other | 5 | |||
| Asbestos | 6 | |||
| Thatch | 7 | |||
| q29other | Other (free text) | All "NA" | String | |
| q30radio | A radio | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| q30telev | A Television | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| q30refri | A Refrigerator | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| q30telep | A Telephone | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| q30mphone | A Mobile phone | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| q31bicyl | A bicycle? | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| q31mocyc | A motor-cycle? | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| q31tract | A tractor? | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| q31fvess | A fishing vessel? | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| q31prica | A private car? | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| q31coveh | A commercial vehicle? | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| q31outbo | An outboard motor? | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| q32subfa | A subsistence farm? | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| q32comfa | A commercial farm? | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| q32land | Land? | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| q32cattl | Cattle? | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| q32goach | Goats/Chicken? | |||
| q32renti | House/s for renting out? | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| ccb | Cross-checked | String | ||
| Yes - checked | 1 | |||
| q12reasn1 | What is your reason for choosing this current option? | 1 to 22 | Numeric | |
| q14time1 | How long did the journey take from your home to this place | Hours; Minutes | Numeric | |
| Eduabove1ry | Education above primary level | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| edu3 | Tertiary level education | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| edu123 | Education above tertiary level | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| edupostprim | Does the patient or caregiver have a post primary education | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| severe | symptoms of severity experienced with this current illness | |||
| convultion | 1 | |||
| unable to drink or breastfeed | 2 | |||
| vomiting everything | 3 | |||
| Abnormally sleepy or lethagic | 4 | |||
| incomebrkt | Income Bracket | String | ||
| 1 to 100 | 1 to 100 | |||
| 101 to 500 | 101 to 500 | |||
| 501 to 1000 | 501 to 1000 | |||
| 1001 to 1500 | 1001 to 1500 | |||
| 1501 to 2000 | 1501 to 2000 | |||
| No Income | No Income | |||
| Unwilling | Unwilling | |||
| q23lifueses | Binary Main lighting fuel for household for asset index | Numeric | ||
| Electricity | 1 | |||
| Other | 0 | |||
| q24cofueses | Binary Main Cooking Fuel of household for for asset index | Numeric | ||
| Electricity/LPG/Natural Gas | 1 | |||
| Other | 0 | |||
| q25waterses | Binary Main Soure of Drinking Water of household for asset index | Numeric | ||
| Water/Pure Water | 1 | |||
| Other | 0 | |||
| q26toileses | Binary Toilet Household uses for asset index | Numeric | ||
| Flush Toilet | 1 | |||
| Others | 0 | |||
| q27floorses | Binary Main Floor Material for asset index | Numeric | ||
| Cement/Terrazo/Ceramic Tiles | 1 | |||
| Others | 0 | |||
| q28wallses | Binary Main Wall Material for asset index | Numeric | ||
| Cement blocks/Terrazo/Ceramic Tiles/Brick | 1 | |||
| Others | 0 | |||
| q29roofses | Binary Roofing Material for asset index | Numeric | ||
| Concrete/Bricks/Zinc/Aluminium sheets/Tarpaulin, plastic sheets/Asbestos | 1 | |||
| Thatch | 0 | |||
| wealth_index | 5 quantiles of wealth_index | Numeric | ||
| index | 5 quantiles of wealth_index | Numeric | ||
| Poorest | 1 | |||
| Poorer | 2 | |||
| Poor | 3 | |||
| Less poor | 4 | |||
| Least poor | 5 | |||
| poorest2quint | Poorest 2 quintiles | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| nearHC | Near Health centre | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| nearHosp | Near Hospital | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| ageU5 | Under 5 years | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| severe1 | Patient has convulsions or lethagy | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| noedpos1ry | no post primary education | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| recruit1 | Recruited from | Numeric | ||
| Chemical seller | 1 | |||
| Health centre | 2 | |||
| Hospital | 3 | |||
| CCChemHC | Case control /chemical Health center | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| CCChemHosp | Case control /chemical /Hospital | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| CCHospHC | Case control/Hospital/Health centre | Numeric | ||
| Health centre | 0 | |||
| Hospital | 1 | |||
| sleepund | Sleep under net | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| longseek | How long after onset of symptoms clients seeks care | Numeric | ||
| Within 24hrs | 1 | |||
| Between 24hrs to 3days | 2 | |||
| After 3 days | 3 | |||
| prevCS | Was the chemical shop the first place you went | Numeric | ||
| Yes | 1 | |||
| No | 2 | |||
| batchno | Batch number | Numeric | ||
| formno | Form number | Numeric | ||
| clientid | Client ID | Numeric | ||
| tdate | test date | DD/MM/YYYY | Date | |
| asxpm1 | Number of P. malariae asexual parasites 1 | Values are '1' or '2' | Numeric | |
| asxpm2 | Number of P. malariae asexual parasites 2 | Values are '1' or '2' | Numeric | |
| asxpm3 | Number of P. malariae asexual parasites 3 | Values are '1' or '2' | Numeric | |
| asxot1 | Number of other asexual parasites | 2 | Numeric | |
| asxpfdwbc1 | Number of asexual parasites estimated against white blood cells 1 | Numeric | ||
| asxpfdwbc2 | Number of asexual parasites estimated against white blood cells 2 | Numeric | ||
| asxpfdwbc3 | Number of asexual parasites estimated against white blood cells 3 | Numeric | ||
| asxpfdrbc1 | Number of asexual parasites estimated against red blood cells 1 | Numeric | ||
| asxpfdrbc2 | Number of asexual parasites estimated against red blood cells 2 | Numeric | ||
| asxpfdrbc3 | Number of asexual parasites estimated against red blood cells 3 | Numeric | ||
| gpfdwbc1 | Number of gametocytes estimated against white blood cells 1 | Numeric | ||
| gpfdwbc2 | Number of gametocytes estimated against white blood cells 2 | Numeric | ||
| gpfdwbc3 | Number of gametocytes estimated against white blood cells 3 | Numeric | ||
| gmpd | geometric mean parasite density | Numeric | ||
| asxpfinal | Presence of Asexual parasites | Numeric | ||
| Falciparum positive | 1 | |||
| Falciparum negative | 2 | |||
| asxpf1 | Number of P.falciparum asexual parasites 1 | Values are '1' or '2' | Numeric | |
| asxpf2 | Number of P.falciparum asexual parasites 2 | Values are '1' or '2' | Numeric | |
| asxpf3 | Number of P.falciparum asexual parasites 3 | Values are '1' or '2' | Numeric | |