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

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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)
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Feb 13, 2013
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Q5016a: Reason for 2nd overnight (q50016a)
File: GhanaINDData
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 21
Decimals: 0
Range: -9-98
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Questions and instructions
Pre question
I have asked you many questions about your last overnight stay, but now I want to know about other overnight stays you have had in the last 12 months. Think now of the overnight stay the time before the one you just described to me. This would be your second overnight stay in the last 12 months
Literal question
Which reason best describes why you were last hospitalised?
Post question
1 Communicable disease (infections, malaria, tuberculosis, HIV)
2 Maternal and perinatal conditions (pregnancy) 3 Nutritional deficiencies
4 Acute conditions (diarrhoea, fever, flu, headaches, cough, other)
5 Injury
6 Surgery
7 Sleep problems
8 Occupation/work related condition/injury
9 Chronic pain in your joints/arthritis (joints, back, neck)
10 Diabetes or related complications
11 Problems with your heart including unexplained pain in chest
12 Problems with your mouth, teeth or swallowing
13 Problems with your breathing
14 High blood pressure / hypertension
15 Stroke/sudden paralysis of one side of body 16 Generalized pain (stomach, muscle or other nonspecific pain)
17 Depression or anxiety
18 Cancer
87 Other, specify:
Categories
ValueCategory
-9 NA
-8 DK
1 Communicable
2 Maternal
3 Nutrition
4 Acute condition
5 Injury
6 Surgery
7 Sleep probs
8 Occupation
9 Pain in joints
10 Diabetes
11 Probs with heart
12 Probs with mouth
13 Probs with breathing
14 High BP
15 Stroke
16 Generalized pain
17 Depression or anxiety
18 Cancer
87 Other
88 Don't know
98 Not applicable
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
Interviewer: Respondent may select only ONE main reason for visit. USE SHOWCARD in APPENDIX

NTERVIEWER: if only TWO overnight stays in the last 12 months, skip now to Q5018

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