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World Health Survey 2003, Wave 0

Ghana, 2003
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GHA_2003_WHS_v01_M
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World Health Organization (WHO)
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WHO’s Multi-Country Studies Programmes
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Why was health care needed? (q7003)

Data file: WHS-Ghana_F5

Overview

Valid: 3247
Invalid: 691
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 2
Start: 2039
End: 2043
Width: 5
Range: 1 - 12
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Which reason best describes why you [your child] last needed health care?
- High fever, severe diarrhoea, or cough
- Immunization
- Antenatal consultation
- Family planning
- Childbirth
- Dental care
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Heart disease
- Bodily injury
- Minor surgery
- Other
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 High fever, severe diarrhea, or cough 1612
49.6%
2 Immunization 33
1%
3 Antenatal consultation 106
3.3%
4 Family planning 6
0.2%
5 Childbirth 60
1.8%
6 Dental care 35
1.1%
7 Arthritis 45
1.4%
8 Asthma 23
0.7%
9 Heart disease 67
2.1%
10 Bodily injury 216
6.7%
11 Minor surgery 55
1.7%
12 Other 989
30.5%
Sysmiss 691
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
The respondent must choose only one category.
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