10.17037/DATA.00004592
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.
Mixed method: Qualitative (IDI, FGD) and quantitative (Survey)
Thematic analysis
Various locations of Siraha district.
None stated
Double entry by two individuals in two access databases which were compared to check the accuracy, thematic codes were verified for their correctness.
Pharmacy attendants from Siraha district
Personal identifiers were removed, and archive data were anonymised
| Organisation | Ethics ID | Other information |
| London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | 22124 | - |
| NHRC | 1715 | - |
Pharmacy Attendants, Microbial Keratitis, Nepal.
English
| Project name | Funder/sponsor | Grant number |
| Management Of Microbial Keratitis by Private Pharmacies and Traditional Healers In, Siraha, Nepal | Wellcome Trust | 207472/Z/17/Z |
| Forename | Surname | Faculty / Dept | Institution | Role |
| Reena | Yadav | Ophthalmology (Cornea Specialist) | Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital, Siraha, Lahan, Nepal | Contact Person, Data Collector, Data Manager |
| Sandip Das | Sanyam | Optometrist | Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital, Siraha, Lahan, Nepal; International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK | Data Collector, Data Manager, Project Member |
| Abeer H.A. Mohamed | Ahmed | PhD (Pharmacology) | International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK | Editor |
| David | Macleod | PhD (Statistics) | International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK | Editor, Researcher, Project member |
| Simon | Arunga | PhD (Ophthalmologist) | International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Department of Ophthalmology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda | Editor, Research Group |
| Abel | Ebong | Ophthalmologist | Department of Ophthalmology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda | Editor |
| Astrid | Leck | PhD (Microbiologist) | International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK | Editor |
| Abhishek | Roshan | Hospital Administration | Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital, Siraha, Lahan, Nepal | Rights Holder |
| Sanjay K. | Singh | Ophthalmologist | Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital, Siraha, Lahan, Nepal | Related person |
| Sailesh K. | Mishra | Executive Director | Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh, Kathmandu, Nepal | Rights Holder |
| Jeremy J. | Hoffman | PhD, Ophthalmologist | International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK; National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK | Editor |
| Matthew J. | Burton | PhD, Ophthalmologist | International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK; National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK | Editor, Project Leader |
| Tara | Mtuy | PhD | Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College, Tanzania | Editor, Supervisor |
| Forename | Surname | Faculty / Dept | Institution | Role |
| Kamlesh | Yadav | Ophthalmic Assistant | Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital, Siraha, Lahan, Nepal | Data Collector |
| Ravi Shankar | Sah | Ophthalmic Assistant | Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital, Siraha, Lahan, Nepal | Data Collector |
| Filename | Description | Access status | Licence |
| KAP_data | Survey dataset for pharmacy attendants in Nepal | Request access | Data sharing agreement |
| KAP_data_codebook | Codebook for KAP survey dataset | Open | Creative Commons Attribution (CCBY) |
| FGD_topic_guides_pharmacists | Focus group discussion topic guides for pharmacists | Open | Creative Commons Attribution (CCBY) |
| IDI_topic_guides_pharmacy_attendants | IDI topic guides for pharmacy attendants in Nepal | Open | Creative Commons Attribution (CCBY) |
| PIS_consent-Pharmacy_attendants | Participant information sheet and consent form for pharmacy attendants | Open | Creative Commons Attribution (CCBY) |
| KAP_questionnaire_pharmacy_attendants | KAP questionnaire for pharmacy attendants | Open | Creative Commons Attribution (CCBY) |
| Protocol-Management_of_Microbial_Keratitis | Management of microbial keratitis by private pharmacies and traditional healers in Siraha, Nepal: a study of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP). Study Protocol | Open | Creative Commons Attribution (CCBY) |
| 4592_UserGuide | User guide for KAP survey dataset | Open | Creative Commons Attribution (CCBY) |