SAGE Well-Being of Older People Study 2013, Wave 2
Uganda, 2013
Get MicrodataIdentification
UGA_2013_SAGE-WOPS_v01_M
SAGE Well-Being of Older People Study 2013
Wave 2
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Uganda | UGA |
Other Household Health Survey [hh/hea]
The Well-Being of Older People Study is the second round of the survey. WOPS surveys are designed by the World Health Organization and the Medical Research Council of Uganda and implemented by the Medical Research Council of Uganda.
The study objectives were:
(1) Describe the roles, health problems (physical and mental) and social wellbeing of older people who are directly and indirectly affected by HIV/AIDS, with special attention to the effects of the introduction of ART
(2) Develop recommendations for policy and practice that can be expected to improve the wellbeing of older people affected by or infected with HIV/AIDS.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Individuals
Version
v01: Edited, anonymized dataset for public distribution.
v02: Edited, anonymized dataset for public distribution includes accelerometry data.
2014-11-11
Scope
The scope of the Well-Being of Older People Study includes:
RESPONDENT and HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS: marital status, household headship, education, employment, household wealth status, access to water, electricity and sanitation facilities.
HEALTH STATE DESCRIPTION: self-reported difficulties experienced in several domains of health (including self-care, mobility, vision, pain and discomfort, cognition, sleep and energy, affect, interpersonal activities), functional ability in activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living.
CHRONIC CONDITION and HEALTH SERVICE COVERAGE: self-reported as well as diagnosed experience with chronic diseases (angina, arthritis, stroke, hypertension, lung disease, diabetes, eye problems, oral health, asthma, and injuries).
HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION and RISK FACTORS and BEHAVIOURS: use of health facilities as well as traditional remedies for illnesses experienced in the past 4 weeks.
RISK FACTORS and PREVENTIVE HEALTH BEHAVIOURS: smoking, alcohol use and nutrition.
ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS: weight, height, blood pressure (systolic and diastolic).
CARE GIVING: Physical, nursing and financial care giving to adults and children in the household, care giving to adults who died in the previous 2 years due to AIDS-related deaths, satisfaction with care-giving role.
RECEIVING CARE: Receiving physical, nursing or financial support from friends, family and the state, access to government cash transfers.
HIV EXPERIENCES: experience of being HIV infected, experience of being on HIV treatment (side effects, support, access to treatment).
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Well-Being of Older People Study (WOPS) | survey |
Coverage
Rural Masaka district and urban Wakiso district in Uganda.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Professor Janet Seeley | Medical Research Council, Uganda |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Mugisha | Medical Research Council, Uganda | Project leader quantitative study |
| Name |
|---|
| US National Institute on Aging |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Richard Suzman | The National Institute on Aging's Division of Behavioral and Social Research | Dr Suzman was Instrumental in providing continuous intellectual and other technical support to SAGE and has made the entire endeavour possible |
Sampling
Quantitative study
The sample consisted of people aged 50 years and over, selected from existing databases.
Five groups were selected, each with 100 participants of whom half were living in a rural area (Masaka district) and half in a preurban area (Entebbe). The groups were as follows:
(1) Have an adult child who died of HIV/AIDS
(2) Have an adult child who is living with HIV and on antiretroviral therapy (ART)
(3) Have no child with HIV/AIDS and are not infected with HIV (comparison group)
(4) Is HIV infected and on ART for at least one year
(5) Is HIV infected and not on ART
In total 471 people were interviewed in the quantitative component: 193 in the rural district, 169 in the urban district and 109 in Masaka.
Survey instrument
Content of the questionnaire
Part I
000 Coversheet
100 Respondent and household characteristics
200 Health State Description
300 Chronic Conditions and Health Service Coverage
400 Health Care Utilization and Risk Factors and Behaviour
500 Health Measurements
Part II
600 Caregiving
700 Receiving Care
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2013-02-04 | 2013-09-16 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Uganda Virus Research Unit | Medical Research Council, Uganda |
Data processing
Data editing took place at a number of stages including:
(1) office editing and coding
(2) during data entry
(3) range and consistency secondary edits in Stata
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nirmala Naidoo | World Health Organization | http://apps.who.int/healthinfo/systems/surveydata | sagesurvey@who.int |
The user undertakes:
(1) to keep confidential any information concerning individual persons or households.
(2) not to distribute the data to any other user.
(3) to use the data for scientific research only.
(4) to have access to Stata 15 or above.
(5) to be proficient in the use of Stata.
(6) to share any planned publications with WHO prior to publication.
Publications based on WOPS data should use the following acknowledgement: "This paper uses data from the WHO Well-being of Older People Study (WOPS) a Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE) sub-study. Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute On Aging of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R01AG044917. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.”
Disclaimer and copyrights
The data is being distributed without warranty of any kind. The responsibility for the use of the data lies with the user. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for damages arising from its use.
© World Health Organization 2016
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Nirmala Naidoo | World Health Organization | sagesurvey@who.int |
Metadata production
DDI_UGA_2013_SAGE-WOPS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Nirmala Naidoo | World Health Organization | Supervision and review of metadata and documentation of study |
| HUANG, Yunpeng | World Health Organization | Documentation of data |
2014-11-11
Metadata version
Version 01 (October 2019). This version is identical to a documentation available at WHO Microdata Catalog (UGA-WHO-SAGE-WOPS-2013-v02) except for the following fields that were edited by the World Bank: Document ID and Study ID.