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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where received care first (q6563)
File: WHS-Ghana_F5

Overview

Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 4
Decimals: 2
Range: 1-6

Valid cases: 1238
Invalid: 2700

Questions and instructions

Universe

Questions to be asked to households with children under 5 years.

Literal question

During [NAME]'s last illness, did [NAME] receive any care or treatment for the illness?
If YES: Where did the child receive care?
Was it government operated or private?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Hospital	511	41.3%
2	Outpatient facility	391	31.6%
3	Pharmacy	195	15.8%
4	Private physician	28	2.3%
5	Traditional healer	22	1.8%
6	Other	91	7.4%
Sysmiss		2700

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

This set of questions (Q6562-6564) is only asked if the youngest child in the household under age 5 was reported to have ever been ill, and refers to the last period of illness. The interviewer should record the sources where the child first received care during the last period of illness, regardless of whether the source was from a health facility or not. If the source was a facility, probe whether it belonged to the public sector (run by the government including military) or private sector (including those run by nongovernmental organizations or religious institutionsIf the respondent is unsure of where the child received care, probe without implying that the child should have been taken elsewhere.