10.17037/DATA.00004540
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.
25 transcripts of interviews with 25 patients. One interview was conducted jointly with one patient and one caregiver.
| Patient Transcript ID Code | Participant Gender | Participant Age Category (Years) | Participant Diagnosis | Health Facility Level | Interviewer ID Code | Language(s) used in interview | Language(s) used in transcript | Caregiver Interview conducted? | Caregiver Transcript ID Code |
| ICVDP01 | Male | 75-79 | Hypertension | Level 4 | A & B | Swahili | Original Swahili, English translation | No | |
| ICVDP02 | Female | 60-64 | Hypertension & diabetes | Level 4 | A & B | Original Swahili, English translation | Yes | ICVDCG01 | |
| ICVDP03 | Female | 70-74 | Hypertension & diabetes | Level 4 | A | Swahili | Original Swahili, English translation | No | |
| ICVDP04 | Male | 55-59 | Hypertension & diabetes | Level 4 | A | Swahili | Original Swahili, English translation | No | |
| ICVDP05 | Female | 55-59 | Hypertension | Level 4 | A | Swahili | Original Swahili, English translation | No | |
| ICVDP06 | Male | 55-59 | Hypertension | Level 4 | A | Swahili | Original Swahili, English translation | No | |
| ICVDP07 | Female | 40-44 | Hypertension & diabetes | Level 3 (urban) | A & B | Swahili and English | Original Swahili and English, English translation | No | |
| ICVDP08 | Male | 55-59 | Hypertension | Level 3 (urban) | A & B | Swahili and English | Original Swahili and English, English translation | No | |
| ICVDP09 | Female | 25-29 | Hypertension | Level 3 (urban) | A | Swahili | Original Swahili, English translation | No | |
| ICVDP10 | Female | 55-59 | Hypertension & diabetes | Level 3 (urban) | A | Swahili | Original Swahili, English translation | No | |
| ICVDP11 | Male | 65-69 | Hypertension | Level 3 (urban) | A | Swahili | Original Swahili, English translation | No | |
| ICVDP12 | Female | 55-59 | Hypertension | Level 3 (urban) | A | Swahili | Original Swahili, English translation | No | |
| ICVDP13 | Female | 60-64 | Hypertension | Level 3 (urban) | A | Swahili and English | Original Swahili and English, English translation | No | |
| ICVDP14 | Female | 60-64 | Hypertension | Level 5 | A | Swahili | English translation | No | |
| ICVDP15 | Female | 55-59 | Hypertension | Level 5 | A | Swahili | English translation | No | |
| ICVDP16 | Male | 70-74 | Hypertension | Level 5 | A | Swahili | English translation | Yes | ICVDCG02 |
| ICVDP17 | Male | 65-69 | Hypertension & diabetes | Level 5 | A | Swahili | Original Swahili, English translation | Yes | ICVDCG03 |
| ICVDP18 | Female | 60-65 | Hypertension & diabetes | Level 5 | A | Swahili | Original Swahili, English translation | No | |
| ICVDP19 | Male | 45-49 | Hypertension & diabetes | Level 5 | A | Swahili | Original Swahili, English translation | Yes | ICVDCG04 |
| ICVDP20 | Female | 70-75 | Hypertension & diabetes | Level 3 (rural) | A | Swahili | Original Swahili, English translation | Yes | ICVDCG05 |
| ICVDP21 | Male | 70-75 | Hypertension & diabetes | Level 3 (rural) | A | Swahili | Original Swahili, English translation | No | |
| ICVDP22 | Male | 80-84 | Hypertension & diabetes | Level 3 (rural) | C | Swahili | Original Swahili, English translation | No | |
| ICVDP23 | Female | 70-75 | Hypertension | Level 3 (rural) | C | Swahili | Original Swahili, English translation | Yes | ICVDCG06 |
| ICVDP24 | Female | 30-34 | Hypertension | Level 3 (rural) | A | Swahili | Original Swahili, English translation | No | |
| ICVDP25CG | Female | 80-84 | Hypertension & diabetes | Level 5 | A | Swahili | Original Swahili, English translation | Yes (1 joint interview) |
6 transcripts of interviews with 6 caregivers, and one transcript of one interview conducted jointly with one patient and one caregiver
* 1 joint interview conducted with patient and caregiver
| Caregiver transcript ID code | Patient transcript ID code | Patient Diagnosis | Caregiver Gender | Caregiver Age Category (Years) | Caregiver relationship to patient | Interviewer ID Code | Language(s) used in interview | Language used in transcript |
| ICVDCG01 | ICVDP02 | Hypertension & diabetes | Female | 30-34 | Adult daughter | A | English and Swahili | English and Swahili, English translation |
| ICVDCG02 | ICVDP16 | Hypertension | Female | 65-69 | Partner | A | Swahili | Swahili and English translation |
| ICVDCG03 | ICVDP17 | Hypertension & diabetes | Female | 60-64 | Partner | A | Swahili | Swahili and English translation |
| ICVDCG04 | ICVDP19 | Hypertension & diabetes | Female | 40-44 | Partner | A | Swahili | Swahili and English translation |
| ICVDCG05 | ICVDP20 | Hypertension & diabetes | Female | 18-20 | Grandchild | A | Swahili | Swahili and English translation |
| ICVDCG06 | ICVDP23 | Hypertension | Male | Not recorded | Adult son | C | Swahili | Swahili and English translation |
| ICVDP25CG* | ICVDP25CG* | Hypertension & diabetes | Female | Not recorded | Adult daughter | A | Swahili | Swahili and English translation |