Maternal Health Survey 2017

Ghana, 2017

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GHA_2017_MHS_v01_M

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Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), Ghana Health Service (GHS)

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MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys

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Data file: QWSEC05 - Verbal Autopsy

INDIVIDUAL, Verbal Autopsy
- General signs and symptoms associated with final illness

Cases:	1367
Variables:	118

Variables

qvhclust

Cluster number

qvhnumber

Household number

qline

Individual line number

q501a

Had a fever

q501b

Duration of fever

q501c

Fever continued until death

q501d

Fever severity

q501e

Pattern of the fever

q501f

Had night sweats

q502a

Had a cough

q502b

Cough duration

q502bu

Cough duration (units)

q502bn

Cough duration (number)

q502c

Cough productive, with sputum

q502d

Cough very severe

q502e

Coughed up blood

q503a

Had any difficulty breathing

q503b

Difficulty breathing duration

q503bu

Difficulty breathing duration (units)

q503bn

Difficulty breathing duration (number)

q503c

Difficulty continuous or on and off

q504a

Had fast breathing during illness/events that led to death

q504b

Duration of fast breathing

q505a

Had breathlessness

q505b

Duration of breathlessness

q505c

Unabled to carry out daily routines due to breathlessness

q505d

Breathless while lying flat

q506

Breathing sound like wheezing during the illness/events that led to death

q507a

Had chest pain

q507b

Chest pain severe

q507c

Duration of chest pain before death (days)

q507d

Duration of chest pain before death

q507du

Duration of chest pain before death (units)

q507dn

Duration of chest pain before death (number)

q508a

Had more frequent loose or liquid stools than usual

q508b

Duration of frequent loose or liquid stools

q508c

Blood in the stools during final illness/events

q508d

Blood in the stool up until death

q509a

Vomited

q509b

Vomited in the week preceding death

q509c

Duration of vomiting before death

q509d

Vomited blood

q509e

Vomited black

q510

Had any belly (abdominal) problems

q511a

Had any belly (abdominal) pain

q511b

Belly (abdominal) pain severe

q511c

Duration of abdominal pain before death

q511cu

Duration of abdominal pain before death (units)

q511cn

Duration of abdominal pain before death (number)

q511d

Pain in the upper or lower abdomen

q512a

Had more than usually protruding abdomen

q512b

Duration had a more than usually protruding abdomen

q512bu

Duration had a more than usually protruding abdomen (units)

q512bn

Duration had a more than usually protruding abdomen (number)

q512c

Speed of developing the protruding abdomen

q513a

Had any mass in the abdomen

q513b

Duration had a mass in the abdomen before death

q513bu

Duration had a mass in the abdomen before death (units)

q513bn

Duration had a mass in the abdomen before death (number)

q514

Had a severe headache

q515a

Had a stiff neck during the illness/events that led to death

q515b

Duration has a stiff neck before death

q516a

Had a painful neck during the illness/events that led to death

q516b

Duration had painful neck before death

q517a

Had mental confusion

q517b

Duration of mental confusion

q517bu

Duration of mental confusion (units)

q517bn

Duration of mental confusion (number)

q518a

Unconscious during the illness/events that led to death

q518b

Unconscious for more than 24 hours before death

q518c

Unconsciousness start suddenly or quickly, at least within a single day

q518d

Unconsciousness continue until death

q519a

Had convulsions

q519b

Duration of convulsions

q519c

Became unconscious immediately after the convulsion

q520a

Had any urine problems

q520b

Stopped urinating

q520c

Went to urinate more often than usual

q520d

Ever passes blood in the urine

q522a

Had sores

q522b

Sores had clear fluid or pus

q523a

Had an ulcer or pit on the foot

q523b

Ulcer on the foot oozed pus

q523c

Duration of the ulcer on the foot that oozed pus

q524a

Had any skin rash during the illness/events that led to death

q524b

Duration had the skin rash

q524c

Place of the rash

q525

Did she ever have shingles or herpes zoster?

q526

Skin flaked off in patches during the illness/events that led to death,

q527a

Bled from anywhere during the illness/events that led to death

q527b

Bled from the mouth, nose, or anus

q528

Had noticeable weight loss

q529

Was severely thin or wasted

q530

Had a whitish rash inside the mouth or on the tongue during the illness/events t

q531

Had stiffness of the whole body or was unable to open the mouth

q532a

Had puffiness of the face

q532b

Duration of puffiness of the face

q533a

Had swollen legs or feet during the illness/events that led to death

q533b

Duration of the swelling

q533c

Had both feet swollen

q534

Had general puffiness all over her body

q535a

Had any lumps

q535b

Had any lumps or lesions in the mouth

q535c

Had any lumps on the neck

q535d

Had any lumps on the armpit

q535e

Had any lumps on the groin

q536a

Was in any way paralysed

q536b

Had paralysis of only one side of the body

q536c

Which were the limbs or body parts paralysed

q537a

Had difficulty swallowing

q537b

Duration of difficulty swallowing

q537c

Difficulty with swallowing with solids, liquids, or both

q538

Had pain upon swallowing

q539a

Had yellow discoloration of the eyes

q539b

Duration of yellow discoloration

q540

Hair changed in colour to a reddish or yellowish colour

q541

Looked pale (thinning/lack of blood) or have pale palms, eyes, or nail beds

q542

Drank a lot more water than usual

Total: 118

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