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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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Last time mammography (q6302)

Data file: WHS-Ghana_F5

Overview

Valid: 1009
Invalid: 2929
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 2
Start: 1434
End: 1437
Width: 4
Range: 1 - 8
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
When was the last time you had a mammography, if ever? (This is an x-ray of your breasts to detect breast cancer at an early stage).
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Within the last 3 years 16
1.6%
2 4-5 years ago 2
0.2%
3 more than 5 years ago 4
0.4%
5 Never had exam 987
97.8%
8 Do not know 0
0%
Sysmiss 2929
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 is only to be asked to women aged 40 to 69 years. The purpose is to identify when was the last time the respondent had a mammography. Read the following description(s) if the respondent does not understand what is meant by
mammography: “A mammography is a special x-ray of the breasts. It involves standing in front of a machine where each breast is placed between two plastic plates. The plates come together, pressing on the breast to make it as flat as possible. This procedure allows for lumps to be detected by the x-ray, to help detect breast cancer at an early stage.”

Description

Universe
Questions to be asked to FEMALE respondents aged 18-69 only
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