10.17037/DATA.00004231
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.
We used structured questionnaires that were administered by trained research assistants who were nurses.
The data was entered into a Microsoft Access database and imported into STATA 16 for analysis. Only participant identification numbers were entered in the Microsoft Access alongside the data.
Mbarara City, Uganda
Start date of data collection was 7th June 2022 to 26th July 2022
Before data collection, the research assistants underwent training on how to collect the data in this study.
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.
Participant information, such as names, addresses, and contact details have been removed.
| Organisation | Ethics ID | Other information |
| Mbarara University of Science and Technology – Research Ethics Committee | MUREC 1/7 | |
| Uganda National Council for Science and Technology | HS1082ES | |
| London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK Ethics Committee | 22123 |
Microbial Keratitis, Bacterial keratitis, Fungal keratitis, Keratitis, Traditional Eye Medicine, Pharmacies, Uganda
English
| Project name | Funder/sponsor | Grant number |
| Management of microbial keratitis by private pharmacies in Mbarara City, Southwestern Uganda: a study of knowledge, attitude and practice. | Wellcome Trust | 207472/Z/17/Z |
| Forename | Surname | Faculty / Dept | Institution | Role |
| Simon | Arunga | Ophthalmology | London School of Science and Technology/ Mbarara University of Science and Technology | Project leader, Supervisor, Data Creator |
| Forename | Surname | Faculty/Dept | Institution | Role |
| Abel | Ebong | Ophthalmology | Mbarara University of Science and Technology | Project Member |
| Filename | Description | Access status | Licence |
| KAP_Pharmacy_dataset | Dataset contains survey responses of pharmacy attendants in Uganda | Request access for all | Data Sharing Agreement |
| KAP_Pharmacy_dataset_codebook | Codebook outlining variables contained within the dataset | Open to all | Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) |
| KAP_pharmacy_questionnaire | Semi structured KAP questionnaire for pharmacy attendants survey | Open to all | Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) |
| 4231-UserGuide | User guide for KAP dataset (this document) | Open to all | Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) |