Qualitative Transcripts on Sleeping Sickness Screening Integration in DR Congo

Bibanga Health District in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the focus of this qualitative dataset containing 13 focus group discussions and 12 semi-structured interviews. The data explores community and healthcare provider perceptions regarding the integration of passive screening for Human African Trypanosomiasis into primary health services. Researcher Jérémie Ilunga collected and analyzed the transcripts, which were last updated in 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze verbatim transcripts to identify thematic barriers like 'stockouts' or 'transportation costs' mentioned by community members and providers.
• Compare perceptions between actor groups (e.g., 'women', 'young people', 'healthcare providers') on topics like 'fear of testing' or 'lack of training'.
• Use coded interview data to model relationships between sociocultural barriers like 'stigmatization' and institutional limitations like 'lack of supervision'.
• Extract community knowledge gaps from focus group discussions, such as confusion between 'HAT and malaria', for targeted intervention design.

Strengths

• Contains 25 distinct qualitative data sources (13 FGDs, 12 SSIs) from multiple actor groups.
• Data is thematically analyzed using ATLAS.ti software, providing a structured qualitative foundation.
• Clear study context and methodology described in the accompanying documentation.

Limitations

• Dataset is very small at 68.0 KB, indicating limited textual volume and scope.
• Findings are geographically limited to Bibanga Health District, DR Congo, reducing generalizability.
• No quantitative or patient-level clinical data is included, limiting statistical analysis.

Provenance

Source

Jérémie Ilunga via figshare.

Collection Method

Qualitative data collected via focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews, transcribed and translated from Tshiluba to French.

Time Range

Study period not specified.

Freshness

Last updated in 2026, indicating recent management.

Geography

Bibanga Health District, Democratic Republic of Congo.