Dataset for "Does electronic data collection perform better than paper-based data collection in health research fieldwork?: A Participatory Action Research in Zanzibar"

Twelve data collectors were interviewed. The Science of Improvement PLAN-DO-STUDY-ACT model guided this mixed-method participatory action research (PAR). From November 2022 to October 2023, the 12 data collection team members participated in 1) a consultative workshop with a Fishbone analysis to understand their hesitance to use electronic data collection tools for fieldwork (PLAN); 2) developing implementation and evaluation plan for the paper-based method (DO); 3) assessing the proportion of errors and challenges faced using paper-based method (STUDY); and 4) co-developing, implementing and assessing an electronic data collection tool (ACT). The interviews were translated, and content analyses were independently conducted by two analysts using content analysis. We aim to examine the concerns to use electronic data collection tool in Zanzibar, co-develop a tool to address the concerns and evaluated the process and limitations of incorporating an electronic data collection tool aside from paper-based during a community-based study in Zanzibar.

The transcripts of the interviews are available in CSV format here. Note that personal signifiers have been redacted in order not to compromise the identity of subjects.