Ghana WHO Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health 2007-2008
General Info
Original or alternative title
Ghana Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health 2007-2008, Wave 1
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 2007 - December, 2008
Data type
Survey:
Household - Individual - Interview - Longitudinal - Nationally representative - Urban-rural representative - Verbal autopsy
Summary
The WHO Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health is a longitudinal survey that focuses on the health of adults over 50 years old in six countries: China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia, and South Africa. The survey collected information on individual and household demographics, health status, chronic health conditions, risk factors, disabilities, and quality of life.
The first wave of this study in Ghana obtained completed interviews of 5,329 individuals and 5,177 households within urban and rural areas throughout Ghana.
Keywords
Alcohol use, Animal injuries, Anthropometry, Anxiety, Asthma, Back and neck pain, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Body mass index, Burns, COPD, Cataracts, Cooking fuels, Corrective lenses, Cough, Diabetes, Disability, Drownings, Edentulism, Eye examinations, Falls, Fruits and vegetables, GPAQ, Headache, Health care use, Health status, Hearing loss, Height, Homicide, Hospitals, Hypertension, Injuries, Intentional injuries, Ischemic heart disease, Limited mobility, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mental health symptoms, Mortality, Musculoskeletal diseases, Occupational injuries, Oral conditions, Pain, Paralysis, Physical activity, Poisonings, Pulse, Respiratory function tests, Road traffic injuries, Rose Angina Questionnaire, Sanitation, Screening mammography, Self-inflicted injuries, Sleep, Stroke, Tobacco smoking, Unintentional injuries, Verbal autopsy, Vision loss, Water supply, Weight, Interpersonal violence, Back pain, FFQ, Occupation codes, Complete birth history, Summary birth history
Citation
Contributors
Funders
Suggested citation
Ghana Health Service, Ministry of Health (Ghana), University of Ghana, World Health Organization (WHO). Ghana WHO Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health 2007-2008.