World Health Survey 2003, Wave 0

South Africa, 2003

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Reference ID

ZAF_2003_WHS_v01_M

Producer(s)

World Health Organization (WHO)

Collection(s)

WHO’s Multi-Country Studies Programmes

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Oct 17, 2013

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may I see medications (q6201)

Data file: WHS-SouthAfrica_F5

Overview

Valid: 618

Invalid: 1734

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Start: 1185

End: 1188

Width: 4

Range: 1 - 5

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

May I see what drugs or medicines you personally have been using in the last two weeks?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	356	57.6%
5	No	262	42.4%
Sysmiss		1734

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

This question is only asked to respondents who reported keeping any medicines at home. This question refers to any drugs or medicines, whether prescribed by a health professional or not, that the respondent is currently using for a health condition. The question also serves to screen out those who are not currently taking any drugs or medicines. The interviewer should be patient while the respondent looks for their medicines. It is especially important for the interviewer to maintain a good rapport with the respondent, as some respondents may be reluctant to show the contents of their household medicine cabinet.
If No or Refuse: Go to Q6300

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