Data collected as part of the MaCOCO study to investigate the impact of COVID-19 control measures upon child and women's health in Sub-Saharan African countries. It consists of a set of transcripts that record key informant interviews (KIIs), focus group discussion, and household interviews. Interviews covered direct threats posed by COVID-19 as well as the social, educational, and economic harms associated with lockdown and other infection prevention and control measures. Research was conducted in four countries (Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe), with this data relating to Zimbabwe. Interview transcripts are available via Figshare: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.29046431