WHO Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE) (Ghana) - 2008

Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

The WHO Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE) is a longitudinal study collecting data on adults aged 50 years and older, along with a smaller comparison sample of adults aged 18-49 years, from nationally representative samples in six countries. This study was designed to collect data on a broad range of self-reported assessments of health and well-being.

Study Website

Adolescents: Not available

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Longitudinal

Time Period: 2007-2008

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Somnath Chatterji (WHO); Paul Kowal (WHO and University of Newcastle); Richard B. Biritwum (University of Ghana)

Funders: National Institute on Aging (NIA); National Institutes of Health (NIH); University of Ghana Medical School; Bloomberg Philanthropies; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation (CDC Foundation); University of Wollongong

Series:

WHO Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE)

Notes: Not all funders provided funding for all survey rounds. Age range during first survey round.

Topics

Community Engagement;

Crime;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment, Savings;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Family/Household Structure;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Gender role beliefs;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Violence - Physical violence;