Arunga, S. 2024. Uganda Pharmacy attendants KAP Survey dataset. [Online]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00004231.
Arunga, S. Uganda Pharmacy attendants KAP Survey dataset [Internet]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; 2024. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00004231.
Arunga, S (2024). Uganda Pharmacy attendants KAP Survey dataset. [Data Collection]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00004231.
Description
An anonymised dataset of 140 pharmacy attendants who gave informed consent to participate in this KAP survey in Mbarara, Uganda between June 2021 – June 2021. Dataset contains variables on knowledge on eye diseases, number of patients with eye diseases presenting for treatment at the pharmacies and drug shops, and management of eye diseases including suspected corneal infections.
Additional information
The KAP Pharmacy data was collected with an ethical commitment to participants that it would be stored confidentially and securely, which prevents open access. Researchers wishing to access the data are invited to complete a request form, outlining the data variables in which you are interested. Once the dataset has been prepared, you will be asked to agree to a short licence agreement before being provided with a copy of the data.
Description of data capture | We used structured questionnaires that were administered by trained research assistants who were nurses. The study participants consisted of pharmacy attendants working in the pharmacies and drug shops located Mbarara City. The cadres of pharmacy attendants included pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, registered nurses, and enrolled nurses. | ||||
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Data capture method | Questionnaire: Fixed form | ||||
Data Collection Period |
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Date (Date submitted to LSHTM repository) | 27 June 2024 | ||||
Language(s) of written materials | English |
Data Creators | Arunga, S |
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Associated roles | Ebong, A |
LSHTM Faculty/Department | Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases > Dept of Clinical Research |
Research Centre | International Centre for Eye Health |
Participating Institutions | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College, Tanzania, Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital, Lahan, Nepal |
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Date Deposited | 27 Jun 2024 14:29 |
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Last Modified | 03 Oct 2024 16:26 |
Publisher | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
Downloads
Data / Code
Restricted to: Request access for all
Filename: KAP_Pharmacy_dataset.txt
Description: Dataset contains survey responses of pharmacy attendants in Uganda
Licence: Data Sharing Agreement
Content type: Dataset
File size: 54B
Mime-Type: text/plain
Documentation
Filename: KAP_Pharmacy_dataset_codebook.html
Description: Codebook outlining variables contained within the dataset
Content type: Textual content
File size: 19kB
Mime-Type: text/html
Filename: 4231-UserGuide.html
Description: User guide for KAP dataset
Content type: Textual content
File size: 5kB
Mime-Type: text/html
Study Instrument
Filename: KAP_supplementary_material.pdf
Description: Supplementary material document containing the semi-structured KAP questionnaire and in-depth interview guide for Pharmacy attendants in Uganda, as well as the focus group discussion guide
Content type: Textual content
File size: 207kB
Mime-Type: application/pdf