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Ghana - Ghana Maternal Health Survey 2007
| Reference ID | GHA-GSS-GMHS-2007 |
| Year | 2007 |
| Country | Ghana |
| Producer(s) | Ghana Statistical Service - Autonomous |
| Sponsor(s) | United States Agency for International Development - USAID - Provided funds for the survey |
| Metadata |
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Jul 24, 2013
Last modified
Dec 05, 2013
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Data Description
Data File: GHVA50FL
| Content | Verbal Autopsies |
| Cases | 4203 |
| Variable(s) | 343 |
| Structure: | Type: relational Keys: VACLUST (Cluster number), VASTRUC (Structure Number), VAHHNO (Household Number), VALINE (Line number of woman) |
| Version | Verions 1.0 |
| Producer | Ghana Statistical Service |
| Missing Data | Missing data is coded as 9 or a series of 9s that fills the length of the field. |
Variables
| Name | Label | Question | |
| VA303U | Duration of cough (units) | ||
| VA303N | Duration of cough (number) | ||
| VA303A | Cough severe | ||
| VA303B | Cough productive w/ sputum | ||
| VA303C | Cough out blood | ||
| VA303D | Night sweats | ||
| VA304U | Duration of breathlessness (units) | ||
| VA304N | Duration of breathlessness (number) | ||
| VA304A | Unable to carry out daily routines due to breathlessness | ||
| VA304B | Breathless while lying flat | ||
| VA304C | Wheezing | ||
| VA305U | Duration of chest pain (units) | ||
| VA305N | Duration of chest pain (number) | ||
| VA305A | How chest pain started | ||
| VA305B | Severe chest pain and duration | ||
| VA305C | Chest pain below sternum | ||
| VA305D | Chest pain over heart and spread to left arm | ||
| VA305E | Chest pain over the ribs | ||
| VA305F | Chest pain continuous | ||
| VA305G | Chest pain worse while coughing | ||
| VA305H | Palpitations | ||
| VA306U | Duration of diarrhea (units) | ||
| VA306N | Duration of diarrhea (number) | ||
| VA306A | Diarrhea continuous | ||
| VA306B | Blood in the stool | ||
| VA306C | Number of times passing stools per day | ||
| VA307U | Duration of vomiting (units) | ||
| VA307N | Duration of vomiting (number) | ||
| VA307A | Appearance of vomit | ||
| VA307B | Vomiting episodes per day when severe | ||
| VA308U | Duration of abdominal pain (units) | ||
| VA308N | Duration of abdominal pain (number) | ||
| VA308A | Abdominal pain severe | ||
| VA309U | Duration of abdominal distention (units) | ||
| VA309N | Duration of abdominal distention (number) | ||
| VA309A | How quickly abdominal distention developed | ||
| VA309B | Period of a day or longer of not passing any stool | ||
| VA310U | Duration of mass in the abdomen (units) | ||
| VA310N | Duration of mass in the abdomen (number) | ||
| VA310A | Location of mass in abdomen | ||
| VA311U | Duration of difficulty swallowing solids (units) | ||
| VA311N | Duration of difficulty swallowing solids (number) | ||
| VA312U | Duration of difficulty swallowing liquids (units) | ||
| VA312N | Duration of difficulty swallowing liquids (number) | ||
| VA313U | Duration of headache (units) | ||
| VA313N | Duration of headache (number) | ||
| VA313A | Headache severe | ||
| VA314U | Duration of stiff or painful neck (units) | ||
| VA314N | Duration of stiff or painful neck (number) | ||
| VA315U | Duration of mental confusion (units) | ||
| VA315N | Duration of mental confusion (number) | ||
| VA315A | How mental confusion started | ||
| VA316U | Duration of unconsciousness (units) | ||
| VA316N | Duration of unconsciousness (number) | ||
| VA316A | How unconsciousness started | ||
| VA317U | Duration of convulsions (units) | ||
| VA317N | Duration of convulsions (number) | ||
| VA318U | Duration of problem opening mouth (units) | ||
| VA318N | Duration of problem opening mouth (number) | ||
| VA319U | Duration of stiffness of whole body (units) | ||
| VA319N | Duration of stiffness of whole body (number) | ||
| VA320U | Duration of paralysis of one side of body (units) | ||
| VA320N | Duration of paralysis of one side of body (number) | ||
| VA320A | How paralysis of one side of the body started | ||
| VA321U | Duration of paralysis in lower limbs (units) | ||
| VA321N | Duration of paralysis in lower limbs (number) | ||
| VA321A | How paralysis of lower limbs started | ||
| VA322U | Duration of difficulty passing urine (units) | ||
| VA322N | Duration of difficulty passing urine (number) | ||
| VA323U | Duration of change in urine color (units) | ||
| VA323N | Duration of change in urine color (number) | ||
| VA324U | Duration of passing blood in urine (units) | ||
| VA324N | Duration of passing blood in urine (number) | ||
| VA325U | Duration of change in amount of urine passed daily (units) | ||
| VA325N | Duration of change in amount of urine passed daily (number) | ||
| VA325A | Amount of urine passed | ||
| VA326U | Duration of skin rash (units) | ||
| VA326N | Duration of skin rash (number) | ||
| VA326A | Location of skin rash | ||
| VA326B | Description of skin rash | ||
| VA326C | Presence of red eyes | ||
| VA326D | Bleeding from nose, mouth, anus | ||
| VA327U | Duration of weight loss (units) | ||
| VA327N | Duration of weight loss (number) | ||
| VA327A | Looked thin and wasted | ||
| VA328U | Duration of mouth sores (units) | ||
| VA328N | Duration of mouth sores (number) | ||
| VA329U | Duration of swelling (units) | ||
| VA329N | Duration of swelling (number) | ||
| VA329A | Location of swelling | ||
| VA330U | Duration of lumps (units) | ||
| VA330N | Duration of lumps (number) | ||
| VA330A | Location of lumps | ||
| VA331U | Duration of yellow discoloration of eye (units) | ||
| VA331N | Duration of yellow discoloration of eye (number) | ||
| VA332U | Duration of paleness (units) | ||
| VA332N | Duration of paleness (number) | ||
| VA333U | Duration of ulcer,abcess,sore (units) | ||
| VA333N | Duration of ulcer,abcess,sore (number) | ||
| VA333A | Location of ulcer,abcess,sore | ||
Total variable(s):
343 |