World Health Survey 2003
Wave 0

Ghana, 2003

Reference ID

GHA_2003_WHS_v01_M

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World Health Organization (WHO)

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Health

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Feb 13, 2013

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Dec 05, 2013

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How many days did you have back pain (q6008)

Data file: WHS-Ghana_F5

Overview

Valid: 846

Invalid: 3092

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 30

Mean: 11.857

Standard deviation: 10.58

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 2

Start: 1003

End: 1007

Width: 5

Range: 1 - 30

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

How many days did you have this back pain during the last 30 days?

Interviewer instructions

This question is only asked to respondents who reported experiencing back pain during the last 30 days. The intention is to distinguish a back pain caused by a mild temporary problem, such as muscle strain, from a more serious problem related to the disease of spine and the spine joints. Record the number of days (to a maximum of 30 days) as mentioned. The answer does not need to ascertain the exact amount of time (for example, if the respondent says they had back pain for about two weeks, record "14" days).

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