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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Feb 13, 2013

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Program for diabetes (q6045)

Data file: WHS-Ghana_F5

Overview

Valid: 3872

Invalid: 66

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Start: 1164

End: 1167

Width: 4

Range: 1 - 8

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Are you following a special diet, exercise regime or weight control program for diabetes?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	29	0.7%
5	No	3843	99.3%
8	Do not know	0	0%
Sysmiss		66

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

The purpose of this question is to find out if the respondent is currently under treatment for diabetes other than taking medications. Appropriate treatment of diabetes is not limited to drug therapy. Other important measures include weight control, regular exercise, and following a special low-fat diet to reduce sugar intake. The interviewer should prompt whether the respondent has been following any of these measures as a form of treatment for diabetes, such as having been told to do so by a health care provider.

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