Eleonore Baum and colleagues conducted 20 semi-structured interviews with Somali pastoralists in Ethiopia between July 2020 and January 2021. The interviews explore perceptions of chronic pain across primary, secondary, and tertiary care facilities and pastoralist communities. Audio recordings were transcribed and translated from Somali to English for analysis using the Framework Method.
Use Cases
- Analyzing sociocultural perceptions of chronic pain based on interview transcripts.
- Studying differences in pain severity and care experiences across rural and urban settings.
- Exploring experiential and existential domains of pain among pastoralist populations.
- Training qualitative analysis models on translated, culturally-specific health narratives.
Strengths
- 20 purposively selected interviews provide a focused qualitative sample.
- Interviews conducted in Somali by fluent researchers familiar with pastoralist culture.
- Data collection spanned diverse settings (health facilities and communities) to capture heterogeneous perceptions.
- Analysis followed the systematic Framework Method for transparent data management.
Limitations
- Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
- The dataset is specific to Somali pastoralists in Ethiopia, which may limit generalizability.
- File formats and data structure are unspecified, requiring inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Baum, Eleonore; QDR Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Semi-structured, face-to-face interviews audio-recorded, transcribed, and translated.
- Time Range
- July 2020 to January 2021
- Freshness
- Last updated 2025-10-20 19:59:39; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Somali Regional State (SRS), Ethiopia