World Health Survey 2003
Wave 0

Ghana, 2003

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GHA_2003_WHS_v01_M

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World Health Organization (WHO)

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Feb 13, 2013

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difficulty in moving around (q2010)

Data file: WHS-Ghana_F5

Overview

Valid: 3927

Invalid: 11

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Start: 124

End: 127

Width: 4

Range: 1 - 5

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

Health State Descriptions Time Begin
Now I would like to review different functions of your body. When answering these questions, I would like you to think about the last 30 days, taking both good and bad days into account. When I ask about difficulty, I would like you to consider how much difficulty you have had, on an average, in the past 30 days, while doing the activity in the way that you usually do it. By difficulty I mean requiring increased effort, discomfort or pain, slowness or changes in the way you do the activity. Please answer this question taking into account any assistance you have available.

Mobility

Literal question

Overall in the last 30 days how much difficulty did you have with moving around?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	None	2983	76%
2	Mild	463	11.8%
3	Moderate	319	8.1%
4	Severe	138	3.5%
5	Extreme	24	0.6%
Sysmiss		11

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 refers to moving around using assistive devices or personal help that is usually in place. It includes moving around both inside the house, from room to room and within rooms, and outside the house. If the respondent lives in a house with multiple floors, this question also includes getting from one floor to another as needed. The intent of this question is to give an idea of a person’s mobility. Someone who has problems moving inside the house is likely to have problems outside the house.

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