KAP survey data for pharmacy attendants in Nepal – Data Codebook

Persistent identifier

10.17037/DATA.00004592

Description

Data collected as part of a study to investigate knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) associated with the management of microbial keratitis (MK) by private pharmacies and traditional healers in Siraha, Nepal. The dataset contains questionnaire responses provided by pharmacy attendants in the region. These cover: the type of patient to whom pharmacy attendants provide treatment, type of eye disease/conditions treated, pain relief treatment, medicines used in treatment, treatment duration, and when they would refer patient to an eye hospital/health post.

Data Codebook

The dataset is comprised of two tables, ‘LOG1_Demographics’ and ‘LOG2A_ KAP_Questionnaire_Pharmacy’. These contain the following variables.

LOG1 Demographics codebook

Variable name	Variable label	Answer label	Answer code	Variable type
TRIAGE_NO	Triage number			String
GENDER	Participant gender			Numeric
		Male	1
		Female	2
AGE	Participant age range			Numeric
EDUCATION_LEVEL	Participant education level
		Illiterate	0
		No formal education	1
		Lower primary (grade 1-4)	2
		Upper primary (5-7)	3
		Lower secondary (8-10)	4
		Higher sec (10-12)	5
		Certificate	6
		Diploma	7
		Degree and above	8
ETHNIC_GRP_CASTE	Participant ethnic group case			String
		Dalit	DALIT
		Janjati	JANJATI
		Madheshi	MADHESHI
		Mushlim	MUSHLIM
		Pahadi	PAHADI
RELIGION	Participant religion			Numeric
		Hindu	1
		Mushlim	2
		Christian	3
		Buddhism	4
		Jainism	5

LOG2A KAP Questionnaire Pharmacy

Variable name	Variable label	Answer label	Answer code	Variable type
TRIAGE_NO	Triage number			String
HOW_OFTEN	1. How often do customers visit your medical shop seeking help and advice for eye/vision related problems?			Numeric
		a. Less than 1-2 per month	1
		b. About 1-2 per month	2
		c. About 1-2 per fortnight	3
		d. About 1-2 per week	4
		e. About 1-2 per day	5
		f. More than 2 per day	6
		g. Varies from day to day	7
WHAT_CHALLENGES	2. What challenges do you face when dealing with customers seeking advice for eye related problems?			Numeric
		a. Diagnosing the disease	1
		b. Which eye drops to give for what condition	2
		c. Varies from patient to patient	3
		d. Don't know if a drug is working on patient	4
		e. Knowing when to refer them to a health post, clinic or hospital	5
		Affordability of medication	6
		Other	7
		Don’t know	8
		A, B, E	9
		A, B, D	10
		A, B, D, F	11
		A, B	12
		A, C	13
WHAT_CHALLENGES_OTHER	2a. What challenges do you face when dealing with customers seeking advice for eye related problems?	Text		String
PAINFUL_RED_EYE	3. Which of the following conditions may cause a patient to present with a painful red eye?			Numeric
		a. Conjunctivitis	1
		b. Cataract	2
		c. Night blindness (Xeropthalmia)	3
		d. Corneal abrasion	4
		e. Corneal ulcer	5
		f. Injury	6
		g. Other	7
		h. Don't know	8
		A, E, F	9
		D, E, F	10
		A, B, C	12
		A, F	13
		A, E	14
PAINFUL_RED_EYE_OTHER	3a. Which of the following conditions may cause a patient to present with a painful red eye?	Text		String
SERIOUS_ITCHING_PAIN	4. Which is more serious: itching and redness in the eye or a painful red eye?			Numeric
		Equally serious	1
		Itching with redness	2
		Redeye with pain	3
		Not sure	4
PICTURE_CORNEA	5. Here is a picture of the eye, could you point out the cornea			Numeric
		Correct	1
		Incorrect	2
PICTURE_STAIN/NO_STAIN	6. Here is a picture of an eye condition (with and without staining). What clinical signs can you see?			Numeric
		a. Conjunctival Redness	1
		b. Epithelial defect	2
		c. Corneal Opacity	3
		d. Hypopyon	4
		e. Corneal FB	5
		f. Corneal Ulcer	6
		g. No idea	7
		A, B, C	8
		A, B	9
		A, C	10
		B, C	11
		C, E, F	12
		A, C, E, F	13
		A, F	14
		A, C, F	15
CORNEAL_INFECTION_LOOKLIKE	7. What does corneal infection look like / present			Numeric
		Red eye	1
		Pain	2
		Pus from the eye	3
		White mark in the cornea	4
		Reduced vision	5
		Zero - Don't know	6
WHAT_CAUSES	8. What causes it (corneal infection)?			Numeric
		Bacteria	1
		Fungus	2
		Viruses	3
		Other - please specify	4
		Zero - Don't know	5
WHAT_CAUSES_OTHER	8a. What causes it (corneal infection)? Other response			String
HOW_INFECTION	9. How do you think one might get corneal infection?			Numeric
		a. It is the result of sin in a person’s life	1
		b. A minor abrasion following trauma may result in corneal infection if not treated promptly	2
		c. Farming	3
		d. Other - please specify	4
		e. Don't know	5
		A, B	6
		C, D	7
		B, C	8
		B, E	9
		C, E	10
		B, D	11
		B, C, E	12
HOW_INFECTION_OTHER	9a. How do you think one might get corneal infection? (Other - please specify)			String
EYEDROP_USEFUL	10. Do you think eye drops might be useful in managing this condition?			Numeric
		Yes	1
		No	2
		Maybe	3
		Don't know	4
WHAT_EYEDROP	10a. If your answer is yes or maybe. what is the eye drop you prefer to prescribe?			String
STOCK_TETRACYCLINE_OINTMENT	10a. Which of the following treatment stocks do you have currently: Tetracycline ointment			Numeric
		No	0
		Yes	1
CHLORAMPHENICOL_EYEDROPS	10b. Which of the following treatment stocks do you have currently: Chloramphenicol eye drops			Numeric
		No	0
		Yes	1
GENTAMYCINE_EYEDROPS	10c. Which of the following treatment stocks do you have currently: Gentamycin eye drops			Numeric
		No	0
		Yes	1
GENTAMYCINE_IV VAILS	10d. Which of the following treatment stocks do you have currently: Gentamycin IV vails			Numeric
		No	0
		Yes	1
CIPROFLOXACIN_EYEDROPS	10e. Which of the following treatment stocks do you have currently: Ciprofloxacin eye drops			Numeric
		No	0
		Yes	1
STEROID_EYEDROPS	10f. Which of the following treatment stocks do you have currently: Steroid eye drops			Numeric
		No	0
		Yes	1
STEROID/ANTIBIOTIC_EYEDROP	10g. Which of the following treatment stocks do you have currently: Steroid/antibiotic eye drops			Numeric
		No	0
		Yes	1
IODINE	10h. Which of the following treatment stocks do you have currently: Iodine			Numeric
		No	0
		Yes	1
ANTIFUNGAL_TABLETS	10i. Which of the following treatment stocks do you have currently: Antifungal tablets			Numeric
		No	0
		Yes	1
CHLORHEXIDINE	10j. Which of the following treatment stocks do you have currently: Chlorhexidine			Numeric
		No	0
		Yes	1
DON'T HAVE ANY	10k. Which of the following treatment stocks do you have currently: Don’t have any			Numeric
		No	0
		Yes	1
DISPENSE_TETRACYCLINE	11a. Do you dispense these? (Check if it is dispensed): Tetracycline ointment			Numeric
		No	0
		Yes	1
DISPENSE_CHLORAMPHENICOL	11b. Do you dispense these? (Check if it is dispensed): Chloramphenicol eye drops			Numeric
		Yes	0
		No	1
DISPENSE_GENTAMYCINE	11c. Do you dispense these? (Check if it is dispensed): Gentamycin eye drops			Numeric
		No	0
		Yes	1
DISPENSE_GENTAMYCINE_IV	11d. Do you dispense these? (Check if it is dispensed): Gentamycin IV vails			Numeric
		No	0
		Yes	1
DISPENSE_CIPROFLOXACIN	11e. Do you dispense these? (Check if it is dispensed): Ciprofloxacin eye drops			Numeric
		No	0
		Yes	1
DISPENSE_STEROID	11f. Do you dispense these? (Check if it is dispensed): Steroid eye drops			Numeric
		No	0
		Yes	1
DISPENSE_STEROID/ANTIBIOTIC	11g. Do you dispense these? (Check if it is dispensed): Steroid/antibiotic eye drops			Numeric
		No	0
		Yes	1
DISPENSE_IODINE	11g. Do you dispense these? (Check if it is dispensed): Iodine			Numeric
		No	0
		Yes	1
DISPENSE_ANTIFUNGAL_TABLETS	11h. Do you dispense these? (Check if it is dispensed): Antifungal tablets			Numeric
		No	0
		Yes	1
DON'T_DISPENSE	11i. Do you dispense these? (Check if it is dispensed): Don’t dispense any			Numeric
		No	0
		Yes	1
RED_EYE_STEROID	12a. If the patient has a red eye, steroids should be used to reduce the redness			Numeric
		FALSE	0
		TRUE	1
PAINFUL_EYE_STEROID	12b. If the patient has a painful eye, steroids should be given to treat the pain			Numeric
		FALSE	0
		TRUE	1
STEROID_LIMITED_PROBLEMS	12c. Topical steroids are only appropriate for a limited set of eye problems			Numeric
		FALSE	0
		TRUE	1
STEROID_DELAY_HEALING	12d. Steroids can delay corneal wound healing			Numeric
		FALSE	0
		TRUE	1
STEROID_RAISE_PRESSURE	12e. Steroids can raise the pressure in the eye			Numeric
		FALSE	0
		TRUE	1
STEROID_WORSEN_INFECT	12f. Steroids can make eye infections worse			Numeric
		FALSE	0
		TRUE	1
NO_IDEA	12g. No idea what is steroid			Numeric
		No idea what is steroid	99
ADVICE_REDEYE_MINOR_TRAUMA	13. What do you advise for a patient with red eye as a result of minor trauma?			Numeric
		a. Prescribe antibiotics	1
		b. Prescribe steroids	2
		c. Prescribe steroids in combination with antibiotics eye drops /ointment	3
		d. Prescribe oral medication (tablets)	4
		e. Refer directly to the health post or an eye hospital without giving anything	5
		e. Refer directly to the health post or an eye hospital without giving anything	6
		g. Prescribe combination therapy (antibiotics + steroids) and refer to an eye hospital/clinic urgently	7
		h. I don’t know	8
ADVISE_REDEYE_TABLET	14. If you prescribe tablets, please tell us which oral medication you would recommend?			String
PAIN_RED_PHOTO_WATERING	15. Customers presenting with pain, redness, photophobia, and watering in the eye(s) must be referred to health posts or a nearby eye hospital. Do you agree or disagree?			Numeric
		Agree	1
		Don't agree	0
PROCESS_REFERRAL	16. What is the process you follow for referring them?			Numeric
		a. Inform them that they need to go to an eye hospital/health post	1
		b. I write for them a referral form	2
		c. I give them the contact number of the person they should go and see at the health post	3
		d. I write a form and give them contact information of the person they should go and see at the health post	4
		e. Not applicable	5
		f. I write a form, give them the contact information, and call the person they should go and see at the health post	6
		g. Other. Please specify	7
PROCESS_REFERRAL_OTHER	16a. Referral process. Other.			String
DON'T_AGREE	17. If you don't agree, why not?			Numeric
		a. We can treat them so no need to refer	1
		b. I don’t know where to refer the customer	2
		c. This is not a serious condition and therefore does not need referral	3
		d. Not applicable	4
CORNEA_VISUAL_IMAPAIRMENT	18. Problems with the cornea (the front surface of the eye) an important cause of vision impairment in your community. Do you agree or disagree?			Numeric
		Agree	1
		Don't agree	0
PROBABLITY_TRAUMA_COMMUNITY	19. What is the probability (based on your previous experience) that one or more individuals in your community will suffer minor trauma, injury or infections to the eye during the next month, and come to see you for help?			Numeric
		One per day	1
		One per week	2
		One per fortnight	3
		One per month	4
		One every two months	5
		Don’t know	6
HEALTHPOST_MINOR_TRAUMA	20. Do you think public health posts or general hospital can treat the patients with minor eye injuries?			Numeric
		No	0
		Yes	1
		Don't know / not sure	2
		No answer	3
GENERAL_HOSPITAL_TRAUMA	21. Do you think a public health post or general hospital can treat emergency eye conditions?			Numeric
		No	0
		Yes	1
		Don't know / not sure	2
		No answer	3
PARTNERSHIP_REDUCE_CORNEAL_BLIND	22. Which of the following initiatives could be implemented in partnership with pharmacy shop owners to help reduce corneal blindness resulting from eye infections?			Numeric
		a. Emphasizing the need to refer all cases to a health post/eye care centre/eye hospital without treatment	1
		b. Instruct which antibiotics to prescribe before urgently referring cases to a specialist eye care centre	2
		c. Provide training for pharmacists to enable them to recognise and treat minor eye conditions	3
		d. No answer	4
		e. Other, specify	5
PARTNERSHIP_REDUCE_CORNE_OTHER	22a. Other initiatives that could be implemented to help reduce corneal blindness resulting from eye infections			String
TRAINING_RECEIVED_EYE	23. Which level of training have you received in eye care?			Numeric
		a. None	1
		b. Basic, as part of my medical school training	2
		c. Certificate level in eye health	3
		d. Diploma level in eye health	4
		e. Degree level in eye health	5