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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Q5037: Provider 2nd (q5037)
File: GhanaINDData
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 23
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-9
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Questions and instructions
Pre question
I will ask you about up to two more encounters/visits with health professionals in addition to the last visit you just described. So could you please tell us now about the visit prior to the last (most recent) visit you just described. This would describe your second to last visit.
Literal question
Which was the health care provider you visited?
Post question
1 Medical doctor (including surgeon, gynecologist, psychiatrist, ophthalmologist, etc)
2 Nurse/Midwife
3 Dentist
4 Physiotherapist or chiropractor
5 Traditional medicine practitioner (use local name)
6 Pharmacist, druggist
7 Home health care worker
8 Don't know
Categories
ValueCategory
1 Medical doctor
2 Nurse/midwife
3 Dentist
4 Physiotherapist
5 Traditional healer
6 Pharmacist
7 Home health care worker
8 Don't know
9 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:
After Q5037 substitute the type of health care provider selected by the patient when you see [health care provider] in parentheses

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