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Ghana WHO Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health 2007-2008

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Ghana Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health 2007-2008, Wave 1
Provider 
World Health Organization (WHO)
Microdata access: Request
Geography 
Ghana (GHA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2007 - 12/2008
Series or system 
Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE)
SAGE Survey Family
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
GHDx Entry last modified on: Dec 14, 2023