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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Q0921a: Condition - Person 1 (v0921a_04)
File: GhanaVAData

Overview

Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 8
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-2

Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0

Questions and instructions

Pre question

Previously diagnosed medical conditions.

Literal question

Did the deceased ever suffer from any of the following conditions? Person1
1= Asthma;
2= Cancer;
3= Diabetes;
4= Heart disease;
5= HIV/AIDS;
6= Hypertension (high blood pressure);
7= Injury/violence;
8= Malaria;
9= Stroke;
10= Tuberculosis (TB);
11= Other infectious illness; and/or,
12= Other chronic illness.

Interviewer instructions

INTERVIEWER: ASK ABOUT EACH CONDITION.
INTERVIEWER: ASK ABOUT EACH CONDITION - If yes, then circle the corresponding number