Ghana - World Health Survey 2003, Wave 0

Reference ID

GHA_2003_WHS_v01_M

Year

2003

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

World Health Organization (WHO)

Sponsor(s)

World Health Organization - WHO -

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Feb 13, 2013

Last modified

Dec 05, 2013

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Data Description

Data File: WHS-Ghana_F5

Cases	3938
Variable(s)	681
Structure:	Type: relational Keys: id (Identification)

Variables

Name	Label	Question
q4050	Do you heat your house when cold	Do you heat your house when it is cold?

q4051	What type of fuel for heating	What type of fuel does your household mainly use for heating?

q4052	Type of heating stove	What type of heating stove is used in your house?

q4000te	Time end section 4000

q5000	Ever given birth	Now I would like to aks you about all the births you have had during your life. Have you ever given birth?

q5100	Household roster line number

q5101	number of births to natural mother	How many children did your mother give birth to, including you ? No. of births to natural mother:

q5102	number of preceding births	How many births did your mother have before you were born? No. of preceding births:

q5103	number of succeeding births	How many births did your mother have after you were born? No. of succeeding births:

q6000tb	Time begin section 6000

q6000	Arthritis	Have you ever been diagnosed with arthritis (a disease of the joints)?

q6001	Arthritis treated	Have you ever been treated for it (referring to the disease asked about question Q6001)?

q6002	medication for arthritis	Have you been taking any medication or other treatment for it (referring to the disease asked about in question Q6001) during the last two weeks?

q6003	pain, aching or stiffness	During the last 12 months, have you experienced pain, aching, stiffness or swelling in or around the joint, which were not related to an injury and lasted more than a month?

q6004	stiffness in joint in morning	During the last 12 months, have you experienced stiffness in the joint in the morning after getting up from bed or after a long rest of the joint without movement?

q6005	length of stiffness	How long does this stiffness last?

q6006	stiffness go away after exercise/movement	Does the stiffness go away after exercise or movement in the joint?

q6007	Back Pain	Have you experienced back pain (including disc problems) during the last 30 days?

q6008	How many days did you have back pain	How many days did you have this back pain during the last 30 days?

q6009	diagnosis of angina pectoris	Have you ever been diagnosed with angina or angina pectoris (a heart disease)?

q6010	Angina treated	Have you ever been treated for it (referring to the disease asked about in question Q6009)?

q6011	Medication or other treatment for angina	Have you been taking any medication or other treatment for it (referring to the disease asked about in question Q6009) during the last two weeks?

q6012	Pain or discomfort in chest	During the last 12 months, have you experienced pain or discomfort in your chest when you walk uphill or hurry?

q6013	pain or discomfort when walking at ordinary pace	During the last 12 months, have you experienced pain or discomfort in your chest when you walk at an ordinary pace on level ground?

q6014	what do you do when you get pain while walking	What do you do if you get the pain or discomfort when you are walking?

q6015	if you stand still, what happens to pain	If you stand still, what happens to the pain or discomfort?

q6016_1	location of pain (upper or middle chest) (1-checked, 5 unchecked)	Will you show me where the pain or discomfort was?

q6016_2	location of pain (lower chest)	Will you show me where the pain or discomfort was?

q6016_3	location of pain (Left arm) (1-checked, 5 unchecked)	Will you show me where the pain or discomfort was?

q6016_4	location of pain (Other) (1-checked, 5 unchecked)	Will you show me where the pain or discomfort was?

q6017	Asthma Diagnosed	Have you ever been diagnosed with asthma (an allergic respiratory disease)?

q6018	Asthma Treated	Have you ever been treated for it (referring to the disease asked about in Q6017)?

q6019	Medication or other treatment for asthma	Have you been taking any medications or other treatment for it (referring to the disease asked about in Q6017), during the last two weeks?

q6020	wheezing or whistling breathing	During the last 12 months, have you experienced attacks of wheezing or whistling breathing?

q6021	attack of wheezing after physical activity	During the last 12 months, have you experienced an attack of wheezing that came on after you stopped exercising or some other physical activity?

q6022	Tightness in chest	During the last 12 months, have you experienced feeling of tightness in your chest?

q6023	tightness in chest upon waking	During the last 12 months, have you woken up with a feeling of tightness in your chest in the morning or at any other time?

q6024	attack of shortness of breath without obvious cause	During the last 12 months, have you had an attack of shortness of breath that came on without obvious cause when you were not exercising or doing some physical activity?

q6025	diagnosis of depression	During the last 12 months, have you ever been diagnosed with depression?

q6026	Depression treated	Have you ever been treated for it? (referring to condition asked in Q6025)

q6027	medication for depression	Have you been taking any medications or other treatment for it in the last two weeks?

q6028	Feeling of sadness, emptiness or depression	During last 12 months, have you had a period lasting several days when you felt sad, empty or depressed?

q6029	period lasting several days when lost interest	During last 12 months, have you had a period lasting several days when you lost interest in most things you usually enjoy such as hobbies, personal relationships or work?

q6030	period lasting several days when energy decreased or tired all the time	During last 12 months, have you had a period lasting several days when you have been feeling your energy decreased or that you are tired all the time?

q6031	depression more than two weeks	Was this period [of sadness/loss of interest/low energy] more than 2 weeks?

q6032	depression most of the day nearly every day	Was this period [of sadness/loss of interest/low energy] most of the day, nearly every day?

q6033	loss of appetite	During this period, did you lose your appetite?

q6034	slowing down in thinking	During this period, did you notice any slowing down in your thinking?

q6035	Schizophrenia diagnosis	Have you ever been diagnosed for a mental health problem such as schizophrenia or psychosis?

q6036	Schizophrenia Treated	Have you ever been treated for it ? (referring to the condition asked about in Q6035)

q6037	Received medication for schizophrenia	Have you been taking any medications or other treatment for it during the last 2 weeks?

q6038	feel strange unexplainable going on	A feeling that something strange and unexplainable was going on that other people would find hard to believe?

q6039	Feel people were too interested	A feeling that people were too interested in you or there was a plot to harm you?

q6040	Feel your thoughts were controlled by others	A feeling that your thoughts are being directly interfered or controlled by another person, or your mind was being taken over by strange forces.

q6041	Hallucinations	An experience of seeing visions or hearing voices that others could not see or hear when you were not half asleep, dreaming or under the influence of alcohol or drugs?

q6042	Diagnosed with Diabetes	Have you ever been diagnosed with diabetes (or high blood sugar)?

q6043	Treatment for Diabetes	Have you been treated for it? (referring to the condition asked about in Q6042)

q6044	Medications for diabetes	Have you been taking insulin, or any other blood sugar lowering medications in the last 2 weeks?

q6045	Program for diabetes	Are you following a special diet, exercise regime or weight control program for diabetes?

q6100	Cough that lasted 3 weeks or longer	During the last 12 months, have you experienced cough that lasted for 3 weeks or longer?

q6101	Blood in sputum of phlegm or have you coughed blood	During the last 12 months, have you had blood in your phlegm, or have you coughed blood?

q6102	had a TB test	In the last 12 months, have you had a tuberculosis (TB) test, I mean has a doctor examined your sputum or made an X-ray of your chest?

q6200	Keeping medicines or drugs in the house	Do you keep any medicines or drugs in the house?

q6201	may I see medications	May I see what drugs or medicines you personally have been using in the last two weeks?

q6202a1	Arthritis medicine 1	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202b1	prescribed by medical professional	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202c1	Arthritis medicine 2	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202d1	prescribed by medical professional	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202e1	Arthritis medicine 3	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202f1	prescribed by medical professional	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202a2	Angina medicine 1	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202b2	prescribed by medical professional	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202c2	Angina medicine 2	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202d2	prescribed by medical professional	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202e2	Angina medicine 3	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202f2	prescribed by medical professional	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202a3	Asthma medicine 1	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202b3	prescribed by medical professional	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202c3	Asthma medicine 2	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202d3	prescribed by medical professional	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202e3	Asthma medicine 3	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202f3	prescribed by medical professional	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202a4	Depression medicine 1	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202b4	prescribed by medical professional	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202c4	Depression medicine 2	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202d4	prescribed by medical professional	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202e4	Depression medicine 3	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202f4	prescribed by medical professional	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202a5	Schizophrenia medicine 1	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202b5	prescribed by medical professional	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202c5	Schizophrenia medicine 2	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202d5	prescribed by medical professional	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202e5	Schizophrenia medicine 3	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202f5	prescribed by medical professional	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202a6	Tuberculosis medicine 1	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202b6	prescribed by medical professional	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202c6	Tuberculosis medicine 2	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202d6	prescribed by medical professional	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202e6	Tuberculosis medicine 3	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.

q6202f6	prescribed by medical professional	Identify the medicines shown by the respondent in the medicine list and then record in the corresponding row in the following table. Please complete the table for a maximum of the 3 most used medicines for each condition.