Data for: "Understanding end-user preferences for hand hygiene enabling technologies: a mixed-methods study in peri-urban Lusaka" – Data Codebook

Persistent identifier

https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00004413

Description

This dataset contains information collected as part of the quantitative component of a mixed-methods study to investigate end-user preferences for hand hygiene enabling technologies in peri-urban Lusaka, Zambia. Data was collected from 81 individuals who participated in focus group discussions (FGD) held in two communities during Jan-Feb 2024.

The dataset is comprised of 11 tables, the name of which indicates the topic of assessment. Variables include the handwashing facility or attribute being ranked, the grade assigned, and participant information. Participant information covers ID value, participant group, FGD location, and whether they participated in phase 1 (qualitative component).

Data collection method

In focus group discussions, participants were firstly asked to individually rank eight handwashing facilities from best to worst against eight attributes: appearance, convenience, ease of use, hygienic use, maintenance, vulnerability, water disposal, water management. Ties were permitted. Participants were then asked to rank each HWF by their overall preference from most to lease desirable. Estimated retail prices (based on cost price from manufacturer or distributor as well as shipping for HWFS manufactured outside Zambia) were then shared and participants were asked to again rank by overall preference. Finally, participants were asked to rank each of the attributes from most to least important.

File listing

The Ranking dataset contains 11 tables, each of which contains several variables. The table name indicates the topic that the ranking was against.

  1. Appearance: rank, caseid, hwf, group, location, returning
  2. Attributes: caseid, attribute, rank, group, location, returning
  3. Convenience: rank, caseid, hwf, group, location, returning
  4. Ease_of_use: rank, caseid, hwf, group, location, returning
  5. Hygienic_Use: rank, caseid, hwf, group, location, returning
  6. Maintenance: rank, caseid, hwf, group, location, returning
  7. Overall: rank, caseid, hwf, group, location, returning
  8. Overall_and_Price: rank, caseid, hwf, group, location, returning
  9. Vulnerability: rank, caseid, hwf, group, location, returning
  10. Water_disposal: rank, caseid, hwf, group, location, returning
  11. Water_management: rank, caseid, hwf, group, location, returning

Data Codebook

Variable Name Variable Label Answer Label Answer Code Variable Type
rank Handwashing Facility Ranking (1=Highest, 8 = Lowest)     Numeric
    Highest 1  
    2 2  
    3 3  
    4 4  
    5 5  
    6 6  
    7 7  
    Lowest 8  
caseid Participant ID     Numeric
hwf Handwashing Facility being ranked     String
    Happy Tap 1  
    Jengu 2  
    Kalingalinga 3  
    Kohler 4  
    Sanitap 5  
    SATO Tap 6  
    Spatap 7  
    Tippy tap 8  
group Participant Group     String
    Adult Men 1  
    Adult Women 2  
    Caregiver 3  
    Elderly 4  
location Focus Group Discussion Location     String
    George 1  
    Matero 2  
returning Is the participant returning from Phase 1?     String
    no 1  
    yes 2  
attribute Attribute ranked (similar function to hwf). Present in Attribute table only.     String
    Appearance 1  
    Convenience 2  
    Ease of use 3  
    Hygienic use 4  
    Maintenance 5  
    Price 6  
    Vulnerability 7  
    Water disposal 8  
    Water management 9