10.17037/DATA.00004541
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 health workers at government health facilities and private pharmacies in Kiambu County, Kenya in 2022-3 (22 transcripts with 25 participants).
Interviews sought to explore their experiences of delivering care for hypertension and cardiovascular disease, with a focus on processes of selecting, prescribing and dispensing medication, and on acceptability of Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) therapy.
22 transcripts of interviews conducted with 24 healthcare workers. One interview was conducted jointly with three healthcare workers of the same cadre.
Healthcare worker role: (G) = in Government health facility; (P) = in privately owned community pharmacy.
| Healthcare Worker Transcript ID Code | Healthcare Worker Role | Interviewer | Language(s) used in interview | Language used in transcript |
| ICVDHW01 | Prescribing clinician (G) | A&B | English | English |
| ICVDHW02 | Prescribing clinician (G) | A&B | English | English |
| ICVDHW03 | Prescribing clinicians (G) (3) | A | English and some Swahili | English and some Swahili with English translation |
| ICVDHW04 | Prescribing clinician (G) | A | English and some Swahili | English and some Swahili with English translation |
| ICVDHW05 | Prescribing clinician (G) | A | English and some Swahili | English and some Swahili with English translation |
| ICVDHW06 | Nurse (G) | A | English and some Swahili | English and some Swahili with English translation |
| ICVDHW07 | Nurse (G) | A | English and some Swahili | English and some Swahili with English translation |
| ICVDHW08 | Nurse (G) | A | English and some Swahili | English and some Swahili with English translation |
| ICVDHW09 | Nurse (G) | A | English and Swahili | English and Swahili with English translation |
| ICVDHW10 | Community health promotor (G) | A | Swahili | Swahili with English translatuin |
| ICVDHW11 | Community health promotor (G) | A | Swahili and English | Swahili with English translation/English |
| ICVDHW12 | Community health promotor (G) | A | Swahili and English | English translation |
| ICVDHW13 | Community health promotor (G) | A | Swahili and English | English translation |
| ICVDHW14 | Facility pharmacy staff (G) | A | English and Swahili | English and some Swahili with English translation |
| ICVDHW15 | Facility pharmacy staff (G) | A | English and Swahili | English and some Swahili with English translation |
| ICVDHW16 | Facility pharmacy staff (G) | A | English | English |
| ICVDHW17 | Facility pharmacy staff (G) | A | English | English |
| ICVDHW18 | Facility pharmacy staff (G) | A | English | English |
| ICVDHW19 | Community pharmacist (P) | A | English | English |
| ICVDHW20 | Community pharmacist (P) | A | English | English |
| ICVDHW21 | Community pharmacist (P) | A | English and Swahili | English and some Swahili with English translation |
| ICVDHW22 | Community pharmacist (P) | A | English and Swahili | English and some Swahili with English translation |