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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last time eyes examined (q6700)
File: WHS-Ghana_F5

Overview

Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 4
Decimals: 2
Range: 1-8

Valid cases: 601
Invalid: 3337

Questions and instructions

Universe

Questions to be asked only to respondents aged 60 or over.

Literal question

When was the last time you had your eyes examined by a physician or other medical professional?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Within the last 12 months	61	10.1%
2	1-2 years ago	29	4.8%
3	3-4 years ago	16	2.7%
4	5 years ago	9	1.5%
5	More than 5 years ago	76	12.6%
6	Never	410	68.2%
8	Do not know	0	0.0%
Sysmiss		3337

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 question serves two purposes. First, it introduces the topic of cataracts with the more general aspect of eye care, by allowing the respondent to remember the last time they had their eyes examined. Second, it filters out those respondents who either never had professional eye care, or last had it over 5 years ago.
Ask how long ago the respondent had an eye exam by a medical professional and record the time in the appropriate box as mentioned.
Determine if the exam was WITHIN THE LAST 5 YEARS. If the respondent never had an exam, or did not have one in the last 5 years, Go to question Q6703. If the respondent reports having had an exam within the last 5 years, Go to question Q6701.