World Health Survey 2003
Wave 0
Ghana, 2003
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Feb 13, 2013
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Why was health care needed? (q7003)
Data file: WHS-Ghana_F5
Overview
Valid:
3247
Invalid:
691
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
2
Start:
2039
End:
2043
Width:
5
Range:
1 - 12
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Which reason best describes why you [your child] last needed health care?
- High fever, severe diarrhoea, or cough
- Immunization
- Antenatal consultation
- Family planning
- Childbirth
- Dental care
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Heart disease
- Bodily injury
- Minor surgery
- Other
- High fever, severe diarrhoea, or cough
- Immunization
- Antenatal consultation
- Family planning
- Childbirth
- Dental care
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Heart disease
- Bodily injury
- Minor surgery
- Other
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High fever, severe diarrhea, or cough | 1612 |
49.6%
|
| 2 | Immunization | 33 |
1%
|
| 3 | Antenatal consultation | 106 |
3.3%
|
| 4 | Family planning | 6 |
0.2%
|
| 5 | Childbirth | 60 |
1.8%
|
| 6 | Dental care | 35 |
1.1%
|
| 7 | Arthritis | 45 |
1.4%
|
| 8 | Asthma | 23 |
0.7%
|
| 9 | Heart disease | 67 |
2.1%
|
| 10 | Bodily injury | 216 |
6.7%
|
| 11 | Minor surgery | 55 |
1.7%
|
| 12 | Other | 989 |
30.5%
|
| Sysmiss | 691 |
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 respondent must choose only one category.