Uganda Pharmacy attendants KAP Survey dataset – Data codebook

Persistent identifier

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.

Data codebook

The KAP Pharmacy dataset contains the following variables

Variable name Variable label Answer label Answer code Variable type
TRIAGE_NO Triage number     Numeric
HOW_OFTEN How often do customers visit your medical shop seeking help and advice for eye/vision related problems?     Numeric
    a. Less than 1-2 per month 1  
    b. About 1-2 per month 2  
    c. ABout 1-2 per fortnight 3  
    d. About 1-2 per week 4  
    e. About 1-2 per day 5  
    f. More than 2 per day 6  
    g. Varies from day to day 7  
WHAT_CHALLENGES1 What challenges do you face when dealing with customers seeking advice for eye related problems?     Numeric
    a. Diagnosing the disease 1  
    b. Which eye drops to give for what condition 2  
    c. Varies from patient to patient 3  
    d. Don't know if a drug is working on patient 4  
    e. Knowing when to refer them to a health post, clinic or hospital 5  
    Affordability of medication 6  
    Other 7  
    Don’t know 8  
    A, B, E 9  
    A, B, D 10  
    A, B, D, F 11  
    A, B 12  
    A, C 13  
WHAT_CHALLENGES2 What challenges do you face when dealing with customers seeking advice for eye related problems? Same as WHAT_CHALLENGES1   Numeric
WHAT_CHALLENGES3 What challenges do you face when dealing with customers seeking advice for eye related problems? Same as WHAT_CHALLENGES1   Numeric
WHAT_CHALLENGES4 What challenges do you face when dealing with customers seeking advice for eye related problems? Same as WHAT_CHALLENGES1   Numeric
WHAT_CHALLENGES_OTHER What challenges do you face when dealing with customers seeking advice for eye related problems? Text   String
PAINFUL_RED_EYE1 Which of the following conditions may cause a patient to present with a painful red eye?     Numeric
    Conjunctivitis 1  
    Cataract 2  
    Night blindness (Xeropthalmia) 3  
    Corneal abrasion 4  
    Corneal ulcer 5  
    Injury 6  
    Other 7  
    Don't know 8  
PAINFUL_RED_EYE2 Which of the following conditions may cause a patient to present with a painful red eye? Same as PAINFUL_RED_EYE1   Numeric
PAINFUL_RED_EYE3 Which of the following conditions may cause a patient to present with a painful red eye? Same as PAINFUL_RED_EYE1   Numeric
PAINFUL_RED_EYE4 Which of the following conditions may cause a patient to present with a painful red eye? Same as PAINFUL_RED_EYE1   Numeric
PAINFUL_RED_EYE_OTHER Which of the following conditions may cause a patient to present with a painful red eye? Text   String
SERIOUS_ITCHING_PAIN Which is more serious: itching and redness in the eye or a painful red eye?     Numeric
    Equally serious 1  
    Itching with redness 2  
    Redeye with pain 3  
    Not sure 4  
KNOW_ABOUT1 What do you know about corneal infection?     Numeric
    a. It is a whitish appearance in the black part of eye 1  
    b. It is the result of sin in a person's life 2  
    c. It is very serious, if not treated properly a person can lose their eye or sight 3  
    d. A minor abrasion following trauma may result in corneal infection if not treated promptly 4  
    e. It usually gets better without treatment 5  
    A & B 6  
    A, B, C 7  
    A,B,C,D 8  
    A,B,C,D,E 9  
    B,C 10  
    B,C,D 11  
    B,C,D,E 12  
    C,D 14  
    C,D,E 15  
    D,E 16  
KNOW_ABOUT2 What do you know about corneal infection? Same as KNOW_ABOUT1   Numeric
KNOW_ABOUT3 What do you know about corneal infection? Same as KNOW_ABOUT1   Numeric
KNOW_ABOUT4 What do you know about corneal infection? Same as KNOW_ABOUT1   Numeric
ANY_EYEDROP Do you think any antibiotic eye drops will cure redness and pain in the eye?     Numeric
    Yes 1  
    No 2  
    Maybe 3  
    Don’t know 4  
WHAT_EYEDROP If your answer is yes or maybe, what is the antibiotic eye drop you prefer to prescribe?     String
TOPICAL_STEROID1 Which statement(s) about tropical steroids is correct for use in the eye?     Numeric
    a. If patient has red eye, steroids should be used to reduce redness 1  
    b. If patient's eye is painful, steroids should be given to treat pain 2  
    c. Both A & B 3  
    d. Topical steroids only appropriate in selective cases 4  
    e. Steroids can delay wound healing and supress body's immunity 5  
    f. Steroids can raise pressure in the eye 6  
    g. I am unsure whether to use them in the eye 7  
TOPICAL_STEROID2 Which statement(s) about tropical steroids is correct for use in the eye? Same as TOPICAL_STEROID1   Numeric
TOPICAL_STEROID3 Which statement(s) about tropical steroids is correct for use in the eye? Same as TOPICAL_STEROID1   Numeric
TOPICAL_STEROID4 Which statement(s) about tropical steroids is correct for use in the eye? Same as TOPICAL_STEROID1   Numeric
ADVICE_REDEYE_MINOR_TRAUMA What do you advise for a patient with red eye as a result of minor trauma?     Numeric
    a. Prescribe antibiotics 1  
    b. Prescribe steroids 2  
    c. Prescribe steroids in combination with antibiotics eye drops/ointment 3  
    d. Prescribe oral medication (tablets) 4  
    e. Refer directly to health post or eye hospital without giving medication 5  
    f. Prescribe antibiotics and refer them to eye hospital/clinic urgently 6  
    g. Prescribe combination therapy (antibiotics and steroids) and refer to eye hospital/clinic urgently 7  
    Don't know 8  
ADVISE_REDEYE_TABLET If you prescribe tablets please tell us which oral medication you would recommend?     String
PAIN_RED_PHOTO_WATERING Customers presenting with pain, redness, photophobia, and watering in the eye(s) must be referred to health posts or a nearby eye hospital. Agree or disagree?     Numeric
    Agree 0  
    Don't agree 1  
WHY_NOT_AGREE If you don't agree, why not?     Numeric
    a. We can treat them so no need to refer 1  
    b. I don't know where to refer the customer 2  
    c. Not a serious condition and therefore does not need referral 3  
IF_A_PROCESS TO TREAT If you chose answer 'a', what is the process you follow in treating them? Name the medication you would prescribe.     String
CORNEA_BLINDNESS Do you think that corneal blindness is an important issue/problem in your community?      
    Yes 1  
    No 2  
    Don't know 3  
REASON_FOR_ANSWER Reason for answer on corneal blindness Text   String
RISK_TRAUMA What is the risk that someone in your community will suffer minor trauma or injury to the eye during the next 6 months?      
    High risk 1  
    Medium risk 2  
    Low risk 3  
    No risk 4  
    Don't know 5  
REASON_FOR_RESPONSE Reason for response on risk trauma Text   String
HEALTHPOST_MINOR_INJURIES Do you think health posts can treat the patients with minor eye injuries?     Numeric
    No 0  
    Yes 1  
    Don't know 2  
    No answer 3  
GENERAL_HOSPITAL_EMMERGENCY Do you think a public health post or general hospital can treat emergency eye condition?     Numeric
    a. No, they can't 1  
    b. Only some places can 2  
    c. They can but they don't want to 3  
    d. They are same as us 4  
    e. Of course, they can 5  
PARTNERSHIP_REDUCE_CORNEAL_BLIND Which of the following initiatives could be implemented in partnership with pharmacy shop owners to help reduce corneal blindness resulting from eye infections?     Numeric
    Refer without treatment 1  
    Antibiotics and refer urgently 2  
    Provide training 3  
    No answer 4  
    Other 5  
PARTNERSHIP_REDUCE_CORNE_OTHER Other Text   String