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UPHD - Survey on Social, Health and Overall wellbeing of older people (50+ years)

KENYA, 2006 - 2010
Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa (PDAU)
African Population & Health Research Center,
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6.5-most severe health problem currently (v0605)

Data file: AllWavesCombined

Overview

vald 5884
invd 7
Interval discrete
Decimal 0
Range 1 - 101

Questions and instructions

Literal question
6.5 What do you consider to be the most severe health problem you have currently?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 communicable disease 659
11.2%
2 acute conditions 671
11.4%
3 injury or related disability 102
1.7%
4 post surgery complication 32
0.5%
5 sleep problems 38
0.6%
6 chronic joint pain arthritis 889
15.1%
7 diabetes or related 100
1.7%
8 heart unexplained chestpain 120
2%
9 mouth teeth or swallowing 57
1%
10 breathing problem 69
1.2%
11 hypertension 170
2.9%
12 stroke/sudden paralysis 18
0.3%
13 generalised pain 244
4.1%
14 depression/anxiety 21
0.4%
15 cnacer 9
0.2%
16 poor sight 57
1%
17 hearing loss 12
0.2%
18 no severe health problem 1406
23.9%
19 Asthma 29
0.5%
20 stomach pains/ulcers 72
1.2%
41 1
0%
61 3
0.1%
95 2
0%
96 100
1.7%
98 other 45
0.8%
99 957
16.3%
101 1
0%
Sysmiss 7
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.
Question post text
1... Communicable disease(malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, other); 2... Acute conditions (diarrhoea, flu, headaches, cough, other); 3...Injury or disability as a result of injury; 4... Post-Surgery complications; 5...Sleep problems; 6...Chronic pain in joints/arthritis(joints, back, neck); 7...Diabetes or related complications; 8...Problems with heart including unexplained pain in chest; 9... Problems with mouth, teeth or swallowing; 10...Problems with breathing; 11...High blood pressure/hypertension; 12 ...Stroke/sudden paralysis of one side of body; 13...Generalized pain (stomach, muscle or other non-specific pain); 14...Depression or anxiety; 15...Cancer; 16...Poor sight; 17...Hearing Loss; 18...Have no severe health problem; 98...Other(specify)
Interviewer instructions
CIRCLE ONE RESPONSE ONLY; IF ANSWER IS 18 SKIP TO 6.11

Description

Text
Most severe current health problem
Universe
All DSS Residents 50 years and above