ICF Knowledge Survey of Health Professionals in Pakistan

Pakistan-based survey of 52 healthcare professionals assessing knowledge and use of the WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). The dataset was created by Muhammad Kashif Aakash and last updated in May 2026. It contains responses from a cross-sectional online survey distributed via social media.

Use Cases

• Analyze the gap between perceived and actual ICF knowledge based on survey evaluation scores.
• Compare ICF literacy rates based on professional degree and years of experience mentioned in the demographics.
• Assess the potential for integrating ICF content into medical curricula based on reported knowledge levels.

Strengths

• Contains specific results: 52 respondents with 63.5% holding a medical degree.
• Includes a concrete knowledge assessment: 48% claimed familiarity, but only 17% demonstrated moderate to good knowledge.
• Survey design is described, including a filtering question and a four-item multiple-choice instrument.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small at 22.6 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Muhammad Kashif Aakash via figshare

Collection Method

Cross-sectional online survey conducted using the Kobo Toolbox platform and distributed via social media.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-25 06:03:47; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Pakistan