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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Q0985: Services used - Person 1 (v0985_1_03)
File: GhanaVAData

Overview

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

Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Health services used by the deceased during his/her illness in the period leading to death?
Person1

Post question

1=Private doctor抯 office
2=Private clinic or health care facility
3=Private hospital
4=Public clinic or health care facility
5=Public hospital
6=Charity or church run clinic
7=Charity or church run hospital
8=Home visit
9=Public dispensary
10=Private dispensary
11=Medical doctor (including gynecologist, psychiatrist, etc.)
12=Nurse/midwife
13=Dentist
14=Physiotherapist, chiropractor
15=Traditional healer/medicine practitioner (use local name)
16=Pharmacist, druggist
17=Home health/village health care worker
88=DON'T KNOW

Interviewer instructions

INTERVIEWER: Refer to the list below and circle all that are relevant.