Qualitative Transcripts on African Trypanosomiasis Screening Integration

Verbatim transcripts from 13 focus group discussions and 12 semi-structured interviews exploring perceptions of passive human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) screening in the Bibanga Health District. The dataset contains qualitative data from community members, patients, volunteers, healthcare providers, and decision-makers, translated from Tshiluba to French. Researcher Jérémie Ilunga published this study on Figshare in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze community perceptions and knowledge gaps about HAT versus malaria using thematic codes from focus group transcripts.
• Identify structural and economic barriers to screening by examining interview responses from healthcare providers and community volunteers.
• Study gender disparities in health information access by comparing themes from women's focus group discussions.
• Assess institutional limitations and motivation factors from interviews with local decision-makers and health authorities.
• Perform thematic analysis on rumors and stigmatization topics present across all verbatim transcripts.

Strengths

• Contains 25 distinct qualitative data sources (13 FGDs, 12 SSIs) from multiple actor types.
• Original Tshiluba recordings were professionally transcribed and translated into French for analysis.
• Data is thematically analyzed and accompanied by a detailed methodological study for context.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small (169.1 KB), indicating limited textual volume unsuitable for large-scale NLP training.
• Geographic scope is restricted to a single health district (Bibanga), limiting generalizability.
• No quantitative or structured column data is provided, only raw qualitative transcripts.

Provenance

Source

Figshare, authored by Jérémie Ilunga.

Collection Method

Qualitative study using focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews, recorded, transcribed, and translated.

Time Range

Study period not specified, but dataset published in 2026.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026, indicating recent publication.

Geography

Bibanga Health District, likely in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.