Kolawole Oni of the Population Council collected survey data from 524 Community Pharmacists and Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors across four Nigerian states. This mixed-methods dataset includes quantitative survey responses and qualitative interview transcripts regarding family planning referral linkages to public health facilities. It was last updated in March 2026.
Use Cases
- Predicting the odds of family planning referrals using logistic regression on provider demographic and training features
- Thematic analysis of qualitative IDI guides to identify barriers faced by family planning clients during the referral process
- Bivariate analysis of factors significantly associated with referral rates among CPs and PPMVs
Strengths
- Includes 524 survey participants across four distinct Nigerian states
- Mixed-methods design triangulating quantitative survey data with qualitative interview transcripts
- Captures perspectives from three distinct groups: private vendors, public health providers, and family planning clients
Limitations
- Geographic scope is restricted to four states (Kano, Kaduna, Lagos, Nasarawa), limiting national generalizability
- Self-reported survey data may be subject to social desirability bias regarding referral compliance
- Qualitative data relies on purposive sampling, which may not represent the full diversity of client experiences
Provenance
- Source
- Population Council Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Cross-sectional survey and semi-structured in-depth interviews (IDIs)
- Freshness
- Last updated March 2026.
- Geography
- Nigeria (Kano, Kaduna, Lagos, Nasarawa)