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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Problem with mouth/teeth (q6750)

Data file: WHS-Ghana_F5

Overview

Valid: 3853

Invalid: 85

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Start: 1897

End: 1900

Width: 4

Range: 1 - 5

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

Now I would like to ask you some questions about the condition of your mouth and teeth.

Literal question

During the last 12 months, did you have any problems with your mouth and/or teeth?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	724	18.8%
5	No	3129	81.2%
Sysmiss		85

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 aims to identify those respondents who had any problems with their teeth and/or mouth in the last 12 months. Oral health problems can have negatively affects on people's nutrition and general health. If the respondent indicates not having had any problems in the last 12 months, record “no” and Go to question Q6757.

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