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 -

Created on

Feb 13, 2013

Last modified

Dec 05, 2013

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H-Vignette - Set B Q-11 (q2111b)
File: WHS-Ghana_F5

Overview

Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 4
Decimals: 2
Range: 1-5

Valid cases: 936
Invalid: 3002

Questions and instructions

Pre question

VIGNETTES FOR HEALTH STATE DESCRIPTIONS
I will now read to you some descriptions of persons with varying levels of difficulties in different areas of health. I would like to know how you view each of these descriptions and rate how much of a problem or difficulty the person described has in that area of health in the same way that you described your health to me. While giving the rating, think of the person as someone who is of your age and background.

Pain and Personal Relationships
[Steve] has pain in the neck radiating to the arms that is not relieved by any medicines or other treatment. The pain is sharp at all times and keeps him awake
most of the night. During the day the pain has made him completely incapacitated. It has necessitated complete confinement to the bed and often makes him
think of ending his life.

Literal question

Overall in the last 30 days, how much of bodily aches or pains did [name
of person] have?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	None	31	3.3%
2	Mild	23	2.5%
3	Moderate	59	6.3%
4	Severe	376	40.2%
5	Extreme	447	47.8%
Sysmiss		3002

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

Show and read rating scale to respondent; use in vignettes country specific female/male first names to match sex of the respondent.