Malaria Knowledge and Attitudes in Rural Nepal, 25 Interview Transcripts

25 virtual in-depth interviews explore malaria prevention knowledge and attitudes among residents of Khatyad Rural Municipality, Nepal. The data includes translated transcripts from interviews conducted in Nepali between 2020 and 2021. Researcher Kiran Awasthi collected this qualitative data for public health research.

Use Cases

• Analyzing barriers to malaria prevention based on identified factors like cost, distance, and household decision-making.
• Studying healthcare choice patterns based on mentions of public versus private facility preferences.
• Exploring knowledge gaps about malaria causes and complications from participant responses.
• Modeling qualitative themes around the use and barriers of interventions like insecticidal nets and indoor spraying.

Strengths

• Includes 25 participant interviews with a defined age range of 15 to 72 years.
• Transcripts are translated into English for accessibility.
• Data collection followed ethical protocols with participant consent and pseudonym use.
• Interviews were conducted with a semi-structured guide based on established research.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single rural municipality in Nepal.

Provenance

Source

QDR Harvested Dataverse, author Kiran Awasthi.

Collection Method

Virtual in-depth interviews using a semi-structured guide.

Time Range

Likely collected during 2020-2021 due to mention of COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-20 20:00:42; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Khatyad Rural Municipality, Nepal.