IMPLEMENT-CVD Health system factors affecting implementation of fixed-dose combination therapy for hypertension in Kenya: Patient and Caregiver interview transcripts – User Guide

Persistent identifier

10.17037/DATA.00004540

Description

The IMPLEMENT-CVD research project investigated health system factors affecting implementation of fixed-dose combination therapy for hypertension in Kenya.

This dataset contains de-identified transcripts of interviews conducted with patients receiving care for hypertension at government health facilities in Kiambu County, Kenya (24 transcripts) and family caregivers (6 transcripts) during 2022-2023.

Broad themes covered include knowledge of hypertension/CVD, experience of being diagnosed with the condition, experience of (self-)management of the condition, and interactions with health care providers.

Data collection methods

Qualitative interviews conducted with patients and family caregivers to explore their experiences of treatment for hypertension and cardiovascular disease at government health facilities in Kiambu County, Kenya during 2022-2023.

Interviews were conducted in-person by three interviewers:

• Interviewer A: Male, Swahili/English speaking, qualitative researcher at KEMRI-Wellcome Trust, Nairobi, Kenya
• Interviewer B: Female, English speaking, qualitative researcher at LSHTM, London, UK
• Interviewer C: Male, Swahili/English speaking, qualitative researcher at KEMRI-Wellcome Trust, Nairobi, Kenya

Data analysis and preparation

Data was transcribed and translated into English by professional bilingual transcribers/translators employed by KEMRI-WT. Transcripts were reviewed by interviewers A and B.

Geographic regions

Kiambu County, Kenya.

Key dates

Interviews were conducted in November 2022-March 2023

Quality controls

Interview transcripts were checked against the source recordings for accuracy. English transcriptions were checked to ensure accuracy.

Population

Patients and their caregivers who were receiving treatment for hypertension / cardiovascular disease at government health facilities in Kiambu County, Kenya.

Privacy

Prior to analysis, direct identifiers such as participant name, birth date, and healthcare staff names were removed. In addition, health facilities names were replaced with a project identifier.

Additional de-identification was performed in preparation for submission to the repository. Patient’s specific age was broadened into 5 year age categories and indirect identifiers were removed, such as location name, health facility details, occupation titles, and project health facility codes. Descriptions of unique experiences, such as individual’s detailed history of care for multiple specific health conditions were removed.

Ethics

Keywords

Hypertension, Cardiovascular disease, Kenya, fixed-dose combination therapy

Language of written material

Swahili, English

Project information

Additional information

Data collection methods and research findings are described in detail in:

• ‘You can sleep hungry just to buy the medicine’: Applying a patient-centred model of cumulative complexity to explore how patients manage the lifelong workload of hypertension care in Kenya. 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2025.100563
• Acceptability of fixed-dose combination treatments for hypertension in Kenya: A qualitative study using the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability. 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003012

Creators

Associated roles

Data access conditions

Interview transcripts are made available through controlled access.

Researchers applying for access will be required to provide study details including ethical approval sought/planned (with dates), study objectives, data management plan,  analysis plan, timeframe, potential risks and benefits and planned outputs.

Requests will be reviewed by the KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme Data Governance Committee in accordance with KWTRP Guidelines for Research Data Sharing.

File description

See Data Listing document for further information.