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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Last sex (q6606)

Data file: WHS-Ghana_F5

Overview

Valid: 2451

Invalid: 1487

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Start: 1849

End: 1852

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

When was the last time you had sexual intercourse?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Within the last month	1503	61.3%
2	1-2 months ago	272	11.1%
3	3-5 months ago	204	8.3%
4	6-12 months ago	182	7.4%
5	More than 1 year ago	290	11.8%
Sysmiss		1487

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 reports having a sexual partner or ever having had sexual intercourse. Record the time as appropriate. Determine if the last time the respondent had sexual intercourse was WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. If the last sexual encounter was within the last 12 months, proceed to question Q6607. If the last encounter was more than 12 months ago, Go to question Q6611.

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