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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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had cataract told by a physician (q6701)

Data file: WHS-Ghana_F5

Overview

Valid: 115
Invalid: 3823
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 2
Start: 1881
End: 1884
Width: 4
Range: 1 - 8
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
In the last 5 years, were you diagnosed with a cataract in one or both of your eyes?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Yes 28
24.3%
5 No 87
75.7%
8 Do not remeber 0
0%
Sysmiss 3823
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 asked to respondents who had a professional eye exam in the last 5 years. The purpose is to identify those respondents who were diagnosed in the last 5 years as having cataracts. Record “yes” if the respondent was diagnosed for cataracts in either one eye or both eyes within the last 5 years. If the respondent was not diagnosed for cataracts, Go to question 6703.

Description

Universe
Questions to be asked only to respondents aged 60 or over.
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