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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Ever had sex (q6605)

Data file: WHS-Ghana_F5

Overview

Valid: 613

Invalid: 3325

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Start: 1845

End: 1848

Width: 4

Range: 1 - 5

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

I would like to talk with you about another subject - your sexual life and sexual partners. I know it may be difficult to remember exactly, but I would
like you to answer the questions to the best of your knowledge, as this information is very important for the survey. I would like to assure you that
this information is all completely private and anonymous and cannot be linked to you or any partner in any way.

Literal question

Have you ever had sex?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	354	57.7%
5	No	259	42.3%
Sysmiss		3325

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 asked if the respondent is not married and does not have a sexual partner (the answers to questions Q6601 and Q6602 are "No"). The question asks for important information about respondents' sexual behaviour. Note that by sexual intercourse we mean penetrative sexual intercourse in the vagina, anus or mouth. The interviewer must be tactful and provide more details if necessary, but ask the question exactly as it is worded.

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