Ghana - Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health 2007-2008, Wave 1

Reference ID

GHA_2007_SAGE_v01_M

Year

2007 - 2008

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

Professor R. Biritwum - Department of Community Health, Ghana Medical School

Sponsor(s)

US National Institute on Aging - NIA - Financial support through Interagency Agreements (OGHA 04034785; YA1323-08-CN-0020; Y1-AG-1005-01) and Grants (R01-AG034479; IR21-AG034263-0182)

Created on

Feb 13, 2013

Last modified

Dec 05, 2013

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Data Description

Data File: GhanaINDData

Cases	0
Variable(s)	1680

Variables

Name	Label	Question
q4020_04	Q4020: Location of pain	Will you show me where you usually experience the pain or discomfort? Circle number in each of the boxes in the areas of body mentioned or shown by the respondent.

q4020_05	Q4020: Location of pain	Will you show me where you usually experience the pain or discomfort? Circle number in each of the boxes in the areas of body mentioned or shown by the respondent.

q4020_06	Q4020: Location of pain	Will you show me where you usually experience the pain or discomfort? Circle number in each of the boxes in the areas of body mentioned or shown by the respondent.

q4020_07	Q4020: Location of pain	Will you show me where you usually experience the pain or discomfort? Circle number in each of the boxes in the areas of body mentioned or shown by the respondent.

q4020_08	Q4020: Location of pain	Will you show me where you usually experience the pain or discomfort? Circle number in each of the boxes in the areas of body mentioned or shown by the respondent.

q4020_09	Q4020: Location of pain	Will you show me where you usually experience the pain or discomfort? Circle number in each of the boxes in the areas of body mentioned or shown by the respondent.

q4020_10	Q4020: Location of pain	Will you show me where you usually experience the pain or discomfort? Circle number in each of the boxes in the areas of body mentioned or shown by the respondent.

q4020_11	Q4020: Location of pain	Will you show me where you usually experience the pain or discomfort? Circle number in each of the boxes in the areas of body mentioned or shown by the respondent.

q4020_12	Q4020: Location of pain	Will you show me where you usually experience the pain or discomfort? Circle number in each of the boxes in the areas of body mentioned or shown by the respondent.

q4020_13	Q4020: Location of pain	Will you show me where you usually experience the pain or discomfort? Circle number in each of the boxes in the areas of body mentioned or shown by the respondent.

q4020_14	Q4020: Location of pain	Will you show me where you usually experience the pain or discomfort? Circle number in each of the boxes in the areas of body mentioned or shown by the respondent.

q4020_15	Q4020: Location of pain	Will you show me where you usually experience the pain or discomfort? Circle number in each of the boxes in the areas of body mentioned or shown by the respondent.

q4020_16	Q4020: Location of pain	Will you show me where you usually experience the pain or discomfort? Circle number in each of the boxes in the areas of body mentioned or shown by the respondent.

q4020_17	Q4020: Location of pain	Will you show me where you usually experience the pain or discomfort? Circle number in each of the boxes in the areas of body mentioned or shown by the respondent.

q4020_18	Q4020: Location of pain	Will you show me where you usually experience the pain or discomfort? Circle number in each of the boxes in the areas of body mentioned or shown by the respondent.

q4021	Q4021: past 2 weeks	These symptoms that you have said you experienced in the last 12 months, have you experienced them in the last 2 weeks?

q4022	Q4022: Diabetes	Have you ever been diagnosed with diabetes (high blood sugar)? (Not including diabetes associated with a pregnancy)

q4023a	Q4023a: during last 2 weeks	Have you been taking insulin or other blood sugar lowering medications in the last 2 weeks?

q4023b	Q4023b: during last 12 months	Have you been taking insulin or other blood sugar lowering medications in the last 12 months?

q4024	Q4024: Diet	Have you been following a special diet, exercise regime or weight control program for diabetes during the last 2 weeks? (As recommended by health professional)

q4025	Q4025: Chronic lung disease	Have you ever been diagnosed with chronic lung disease (emphysema, bronchitis, COPD)?

q4026a	Q4026a: during last 2 weeks	Have you been taking any medications or other treatment (like oxygen) for it in the last 2 weeks?

q4026b	Q4026b: during last 12 months	Have you been taking any medications or other treatment (like oxygen) for it n the last 12 months?

q4027	Q4027: Shortness of breath	During the last 12 months, have you experienced any shortness of breath at rest? (while awake)

q4028	Q4028: Coughing/wheezing	During the last 12 months, have you experienced any coughing or wheezing for ten minutes or more at a time?

q4029	Q4029: Sputum/phlegm	During the last 12 months, have you experienced any coughing up sputum or phlegm for most days of the month for at least 3 months?

q4030	Q4030: during last 2 weeks	These symptoms that you said you experienced in the last 12 months, have you experienced them in the last 2 weeks?

q4031	Q4031: TB test	n the last 12 months, have you had a tuberculosis (TB) test? I mean, has a doctor examined your sputum (taken a sample of the substance spit out from a deep cough and sent it to a laboratory for analysis) or made an x-ray of your chest?

q4032a	Q4032a: during last 2 weeks	Have you been taking any medications or other treatment for it during the last 2 weeks?

q4032b	Q4032b: during last 12 months	Have you been taking any medications or other treatment for it during the last 12 months?

q4032c	Q4032c: cough blood	Have you had blood in your phlegm or have you coughed blood?

q4033	Q4033: Asthma	Have you ever been diagnosed with asthma (an allergic respiratory disease)?

q4034a	Q4034a: during last 2 weeks	Have you been taking any medications or other treatment for it n the last 2 weeks?

q4034b	Q4034b: during last 12 months	Have you been taking any medications or other treatment for it in the last 12 months?

q4035	Q4035: Wheezing attacks	Attacks of wheezing or whistling breathing?

q4036	Q4036: Wheezing after activity	Attack of wheezing that came on after you stopped exercising or some other physical activity?

q4037	Q4037: Tightness in chest	A feeling of tightness in your chest?

q4038	Q4038: Tightness on awakening	Have you woken up with a feeling of tightness in your chest in the morning or any other time?

q4039	Q4039: Shortness of breath	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?

q4039a	Q4039a: in past 2 weeks

q4040	Q4040: Depression diagnosis	Have you ever been diagnosed with depression?

q4041a	Q4041a: during last 2 weeks	Have you been taking any medications or other treatment for it … (Other treatment can include attending therapy or counseling sessions.) during the last 2 weeks?

q4041b	Q4041b: during last 12 months	Have you been taking any medications or other treatment for it … (Other treatment can include attending therapy or counseling sessions.) during the last 12 months?

q4042	Q4042: Several days	During the last 12 months, have you had a period lasting several days when you felt sad, empty or depressed?

q4043	Q4043: Loss of interest	During the last 12 months, have you had a period lasting several days when you lost interest in most things you usually enjoy such as personal relationships, work or hobbies/recreation?

q4044	Q4044: Lack of energy	During the 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?

q4045	Q4045: More than 2 weeks?	Was this period [of sadness/loss of interest/low energy] for more than 2 weeks?

q4046	Q4046: Daily?	Was this period [of sadness/loss of interest/low energy] most of the day, nearly every day?

q4047	Q4047: Loss of appetite	During this period, did you lose your appetite?

q4048	Q4048: Slow thinking	Did you notice any slowing down in your thinking?

q4049	Q4049: Falling asleep	Did you notice any problems falling asleep?

q4050	Q4050: Waking up	Did you notice any problems waking up too early?

q4051	Q4051: Difficulty concentrating	During this period, did you have any difficulties concentrating; for example, listening to others, working, watching TV, listening to the radio?

q4052	Q4052: Moving slowly	Did you notice any slowing down in your moving around?

q4053	Q4053: Anxiety, worry	During this period, did you feel anxious and worried most days?

q4054	Q4054: Restlessness, jitters	During this period, were you so restless or jittery nearly every day that you paced up and down and couldn't sit still?

q4055	Q4055: Low self-esteem	During this period, did you feel negative about yourself or like you had lost confidence?

q4056	Q4056: Hopelessness	Did you frequently feel hopeless - that there was no way to improve things?

q4057	Q4057: Sexual drive	During this period, did your interest in sex decrease?

q4058	Q4058: Morbid thoughts	Did you think of death, or wish you were dead?

q4059	Q4059: Suicide attempts	During this period, did you ever try to end your life?

q4060	Q4060: Hypertension	Have you ever been diagnosed with high blood pressure (hypertension)?

q4061a	Q4061a: during last 2 weeks	Have you been taking any medications or other treatment for it during … (Other treatment might include weight loss program or change in eating habits.) the last 2 weeks?

q4061b	Q4061b: during last 12 months	Have you been taking any medications or other treatment for it during … (Other treatment might include weight loss program or change in eating habits.) the last 12 months?

q4062	Q4062: Cataracts	In the last 5 years, were you diagnosed with a cataract in one or both of your eyes (a cloudiness in the lens of the eye)?

q4063	Q4063: Cataract surgery	In the last 5 years, have you had eye surgery to remove this cataract(s)?

q4064	Q4064: Cloudy vision	cloudy or blurry vision?

q4065	Q4065: Haloed vision	vision problems with light, such as glare from bright lights, or halos around lights?

q4066	Q4066: Lost all teeth?	Have you lost all of your natural teeth?

q4067	Q4067: Probs with mouth/teeth	During the last 12 months, have you had any problems with your mouth and/or teeth, including problems with swallowing?

q4068a	Q4068a: during last 2 weeks	Have you received any medications or treatment from a dentist or other oral health specialist during the last 2 weeks?

q4068b	Q4068b: during last 12 months	Have you received any medications or treatment from a dentist or other oral health specialist during the last 12 months?

q4069	Q4069: Road accident	In the last 12 months, have you been involved in a road traffic accident where you suffered from bodily injury? PROBE: This could have been an accident in which you were involved either as the occupant of a motor vehicle, or when you were riding a motorcycle/scooter, rickshaw or bicycle or walking.

q4070	Q4070: How did happen?	How did the injury happen? Was it an accident, did someone else do this to you, or did you do this to yourself?

q4071	Q4071: Treatment	Did you receive any medical care or treatment for your injuries?

q4072	Q4072: Disability?	Did you suffer a physical disability as a result of being injured? INTERVIEWER: Disability is any restriction or lack of ability to perform an activity as before the injury

q4072a_1	Q4072a: What type of disab	In what ways were you physically disabled?

q4072a_2	Q4072a: What type of disab	In what ways were you physically disabled?

q4072a_3	Q4072a: What type of disab	In what ways were you physically disabled?

q4072a_4	Q4072a: What type of disab	In what ways were you physically disabled?

q4072a_5	Q4072a: What type of disab	In what ways were you physically disabled?

q4072a_6	Q4072a: What type of disab	In what ways were you physically disabled?

q4072a_7	Q4072a: What type of disab	In what ways were you physically disabled?

q4072a_8	Q4072a: What type of disab	In what ways were you physically disabled?

q4072a_9	Q4072a: What type of disab	In what ways were you physically disabled?

q4073	Q4073: Other bodily injury?	In the last 12 months, have you had any other event where you suffered from bodily injury?

q4073a	Q4073a: Where did injury occur	Where were you when you were injured?

q4074	Q4074: Cause of event	What was the cause of this injury?

q4075	Q4075: How did happen?	How did the injury happen? Was it an accident, did someone else do this to you, or did you do this to yourself?

q4076	Q4076: Treatment	Did you receive any medical care or treatment for your injuries?

q4077	Q4077: Disability?	Did you suffer a physical disability as a result of being injured?

q4077a_1	Q4077a: What type of disab?	In what ways were you physically disabled?

q4077a_2	Q4077a: What type of disab?	In what ways were you physically disabled?

q4077a_3	Q4077a: What type of disab?	In what ways were you physically disabled?

q4077a_4	Q4077a: What type of disab?	In what ways were you physically disabled?

q4077a_5	Q4077a: What type of disab?	In what ways were you physically disabled?

q4077a_6	Q4077a: What type of disab?	In what ways were you physically disabled?

q4077a_7	Q4077a: What type of disab?	In what ways were you physically disabled?

q4077a_8	Q4077a: What type of disab?	In what ways were you physically disabled?

q4077a_9	Q4077a: What type of disab?	In what ways were you physically disabled?