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INDEPTH Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health 2007
Wave 1

Ghana, 2007
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GHA_2007_INDEPTH-SAGE-W1_v01_M
Producer(s)
Navrongo Health Research Centre
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WHO’s Multi-Country Studies Programmes
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May 19, 2023
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Q5008b: Reason for last overnight (q5008b)

Data file: INDEPTHGhanaINDData

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Width: 21
Range: -
Format: character

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Which reason best describes why you were last hospitalised?
Categories
Value Category
-8 DK
-9 NA
1 Communicable
10 Diabetes
11 Probs with heart
12 Probs with mouth
13 Probs with breathing
14 High BP
15 Stroke
16 Generalized pain
17 Depression or anxiety
18 Cancer
2 Maternal
3 Nutrition
4 Acute condition
5 Injury
6 Surgery
7 Sleep probs
8 Occupation
87 Other
88 Don't know
9 Pain in joints
98 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: Respondent can select only ONE main reason for visit. USE SHOWCARD in APPENDIX.
Question post text
1 Communicable disease (infections, malaria, tuberculosis, HIV)
2 Maternal and perinatal conditions (pregnancy)
3 Nutritional deficiencies
4 Acute conditions (diarrhoea, fever, flu, headaches, cough, other)
5 Injury (not occupation related)
6 Surgery
7 Sleep problems
8 Occupation/work related condition/injury
9 Chronic pain in your joints/arthritis (joints, back, neck)
10 Diabetes or related complications
11 Problems with your heart including unexplained pain in chest
12 Problems with your mouth, teeth or swallowing
13 Problems with your breathing
14 High blood pressure / hypertension
15 Stroke/sudden paralysis of one side of body
16 Generalized pain (stomach, muscle or other nonspecific pain)
17 Depression or anxiety
18 Cancer
87 Other, specify:
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