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GSHS

Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2022
Sekondi-Takoradi

Ghana, 2022
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Global School-based Student Health Survey
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May 08, 2026
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May 08, 2026
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Data file: Subnational dataset

Cases: 3796
Variables: 203

Variables

record_id
Record ID
stratum
Stratum
psu
PSU
weight
Analysis weight
db_height
Height
db_weight
Weight
de_age
Age
de_sex
Sex
de_grade
Grade
db_hungry
How often went hungry
db_fruit
Fruit consumption past 7 days
db_veg
Vegetable consumption past 7 days
db_soda
Soft drink consumption past 7 days
db_ssb
Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption past 7 days
hy_clteeth
Tooth brushing
hy_fluoride
Tooth brushing with fluoride toothpaste
hy_oralprob
Missed class due to oral health problem in past 30 days
hy_washeat
Hand washing before eating
hy_washtoilet
Hand washing after toilet
hy_washsoap
Hand washing with soap
hy_cltoilet
Clean toilets at school
in_timesinj
Serious injury in past 12 mos
in_typeinj
Type of serious injury
in_causeinj
Cause of serious injury
in_attack
Physical attacks in past 12 mos
in_teacherhit
Hit by teacher in past 12 mos
in_fight
Physical fighting in past 12 mos
in_forcedsex
Sexual violence in past 12 mos
in_bullsch
Bullied at school in past 12 mos
in_bullnosch
Bullied not at school in past 12 months
in_cyberbull
Cyber bullied in past 12 mos
gha_in_bullyfear
Afraid to go to school due to bullies in past 30 days
mh_friends
Close friends
mh_lonely
Felt lonely in past 12 mos
mh_worry
Could not sleep due to worry in past 12 mos
mh_depressed
Felt depressed in past 12 mos
mh_considersui
Considered suicide in past 12 mos
mh_plansui
Made a suicide plan in past 12 mos
mh_attemptsui
Attempted suicide in past 12 mos
to_triedcig
Ever tried cigarettes
to_agecig
Initiation of cigarette use
to_dayscig
Current cigarette use
to_daystob
Current other tobacco product use
to_dayssmokeless
Current smokeless tobacco use
to_daysecig
Current e-cigarette use
al_age
Initiation of alcohol use
al_days
Current alcohol use
al_drinks
Average number of drinks per day
al_inarow
Largest number of drinks in one occasion in past 30 days
al_source
Usual source of alchohol in past 30 days
al_lastplace
Last place drank alcohol
al_friendsrink
Friends drink
al_trouble
Ever got in trouble from drinking
al_drunk
Ever really drunk
al_schdrunk
Attending school under influence of alcohol in past 12 mos
dr_age
Initiation of drug use
dr_canlife
Ever marijuana use
dr_can30
Current marijuana use
dr_amphlife
Amphethamine or methamphetamine use
dr_schdrugged
Attending school under influence of drugs in past 12 mos
sx_eversex
Ever sexual intercourse
sx_age
Age first had sex
sx_partnerage
Age difference with first sexual partner
sx_number
Number of sex partners
sx_condom
Condom use last sexual intercourse
sx_bc
Birth control use last sexual intercourse
sx_pregnant
Times pregnant or gotten someone pregnant
pa_days
Physical activity past 7 days
pa_strength
Strength training past 7 days
pa_toschool
Walk or bike to school past 7 days
pa_pe
Physical education per week
pa_sedentary
Time spent sitting per day
pa_sleep
Hours of sleep on average school night
pf_misssch
Miss school no permission in past 30 days
pf_studentkind
Other students kind and helpful in past 30 days
pf_talk
Able to talk to someone about problems in past 30 days
pf_parunderstood
Parents understand problems in past 30 days
pf_parlisten
Parents listen in past 30 days
pf_parhmwork
Parents check homework in past 30 days
pf_parfree
Parents know about free time in past 30 days
pf_parthings
Parents go through their things in past 30 days
gha_de_care
Who is responsible for your needs
ot_mobilehours
Hours per day mobile phone used in past 7 days
ot_covidhome
Home-schooling during COVID-19 pandemic
ot_covidtest
COVID-19 testing
ot_covidvaccine
COVID-19 vaccination
ot_botnarpa
Averaged 60 mins of physical activity per day in past 7 days
db_b_allssbnone
Did not drink any sugar-sweetened drink in past 7 days
db_b_allssbless
Drank any sugar-sweetened drink less than 1 time per day in past 7 days
db_b_allssb1
Drank any sugar-sweetened drink 1 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_allssb2
Drank any sugar-sweetened drink 2 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_allssb3
Drank any sugar-sweetened drink 3 or more times per day in past 7 days
to_b_anytob
Currently used any tobacco product
db_underwt
Were underweight
db_overwt
Were overweight
db_obese
Were obese
db_b_hungry
Went hungry most of time or always
db_b_fruitnone
Did not eat fruit in past 7 days
db_b_fruitless
Ate fruit less than 1 time per day in past 7 days
db_b_fruit1
Ate fruit 1 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_fruit2
Ate fruit 2 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_fruit3
Ate fruit 3 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_vegnone
Did not eat vegetables in past 7 days
db_b_vegless
Ate vegetables less than 1 time per day in past 7 days
db_b_veg1
Ate vegetables 1 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_veg2
Ate vegetables 2 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_veg3
Ate vegetables 3 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_sodanone
Did not drink soft drinks in past 7 days
db_b_sodaless
Drank soft drinks less than 1 time per day in past 7 days
db_b_soda1
Drank soft drinks 1 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_soda2
Drank soft drinks 2 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_soda3
Drank soft drinks 3 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_ssbnone
Did not drink sugar-sweetened beverages in past 7 days
db_b_ssbless
Drank sugar-sweetened beverages less than 1 time per day in past 7 days
db_b_ssb1
Drank sugar-sweetened beverages 1 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_ssb2
Drank sugar-sweetened beverages 2 or more times per day in past 7 days
db_b_ssb3
Drank sugar-sweetened beverages 3 or more times per day in past 7 days
hy_b_clteeth
Usually cleaned or brushed their teeth
hy_b_noclteeth
Did not usually clean or brush their teeth
hy_b_fluoride
Usually used fluoride toothpaste
hy_b_oralprob
Missed class due to oral health problem in past 30 days
hy_b_washeat
Never or rarely washed their hands before eating
hy_b_washtoilet
Never or rarely washed hands after using toilet
hy_b_washsoap
Never or rarely used soap when washing their hands
hy_b_cltoilet
Reported that school toilets were clean
in_b_timesinj
Seriously injured in past 12 mos
in_b_typeinj
Most serious injury was broken bone or dislocated joint
in_b_causeinj
Most serious injury caused by motor vehicle accident
in_b_attack
Were physically attacked in past 12 mos
in_b_teacherhit
Hit by teacher in past 12 mos
in_b_fight
In a physical fight in past 12 mos
in_b_forcedsex
Victim of sexual violence in past 12 mos
in_b_bullsch
Bullied at school in past 12 mos
in_b_bullnosch
Bullied not at school in past 12 mos
in_b_cyberbull
Cyber bullied in past 12 mos
gha_in_b_bullyfear
Most of the time or always afraid to go to school due to bullies in past 30 days
mh_b_friends
Did not have any close friends
mh_b_lonely
Most of the time or always felt lonely in past 12 mos
mh_b_worry
Most of the time or always were too worried to sleep in past 12 mos
mh_b_depressed
Most of the time or always felt depressed in past 12 mos
mh_b_considersui
Seriously considered attempting suicide in past 12 mos
mh_b_plansui
Made a plan about how they would attempt suicide in past 12 mos
mh_b_attemptsui
Attempted suicide in past 12 mos
to_b_triedcig
Ever tried cigarette smoking
to_b_agecig
Tried a cigarette before age 14 years
to_b_dayscig
Currently smoked cigarettes
to_b_daystob
Currently smoked any tobacco products other than cigarettes
to_b_dayssmokeless
Currently used smokeless tobacco
to_b_daysecig
Currently used e-cigarettes
al_b_age
Drank alcohol before age 14 years
al_b_days
Currently drank alcohol
al_b_drinks
Usually drank two or more drinks per day in past 30 days
al_b_inarow
Drank 6 or more drinks in a row in past 30 days
al_b_source
Usually obtained the alcohol they drank from friends in past 30 days
al_b_lastplace
Last drank alcohol at home or someone else's home
al_b_friendsrink
Most or all friends drink alcohol
al_b_trouble
Ever got into trouble due to drinking
al_b_drunk
Ever drank so much alcohol that they were really drunk
al_b_schdrunk
Attended school under influence of alcohol in past 12 mos
dr_b_age
Used drugs before age 14 years
dr_b_canlife
Ever used marijuana
dr_b_can30
Currently used marijuana
dr_b_amphlife
Ever used amphethamines or methamphetamines
dr_b_schdrugged
Attended school under influence of drugs in past 12 mos
sx_b_eversex
Ever had sexual intercourse
sx_b_age
Had sexual intercourse before age 14 years
sx_b_partnerage
First sexual partner was 3 or more years older
sx_b_number
Had sexual intercourse with two or more persons
sx_b_condom
Used a condom during last sexual intercourse
sx_b_bc
Used birth control during last sexual intercourse
sx_b_pregnant
Ever pregnant or ever gotten someone pregnant
pa_b_days7
Physically active at least 60 mins per day last 7 days
pa_b_daysnot7
Not physically active at least 60 mins per day last 7 days
pa_b_daysnone
Not physically active at least 60 mins per day on any day in last 7 days
pa_b_strength3
Did strength training 3 or more days in last 7 days
pa_b_strengthnone
Did no strength training in last 7 days
pa_b_toschool
Did not walk or ride a bicycle to or from school in last 7 days
pa_b_penone
Did not attend physical education classes during this school year
pa_b_pe3
Attended physical education classes 3 or more days per week
pa_b_pe5
Attended physical education classes 5 or more days per week
pa_b_sedentary
Spent three or more hours per day doing sitting activities
pa_b_sleep
Sleep 8 to 10 hours per night
pa_b_littlesleep
Sleep less than 8 hours per night
pf_b_misssch
Missed classes or school without permission in past 30 days
pf_b_studentkind
Most students were most of the time or always kind in past 30 days
pf_b_studentnotkind
Most students were never or rarely kind in past 30 days
pf_b_talk
Able to talk to someone about problems most of the time or always in past 30 days
pf_b_nottalk
Able to talk to someone about problems never or rarely in past 30 days
pf_b_parunderstood
Parents most of the time or always understood their problems in past 30 days
pf_b_parnotunderstood
Parents never or rarely understood their problems in past 30 days
pf_b_parlisten
Parents most of the time or always listened in past 30 days
pf_b_parhmwork
Parents most of the time or always checked homework in past 30 days
pf_b_parnohmwork
Parents never or rarely checked homework in past 30 days
pf_b_parfree
Parents most of the time or always knew free time activities in past 30 days
pf_b_parnotfree
Parents never or rarely knew free time activities in past 30 days
pf_b_parthings
Parents most of the time or always went through their things in past 30 days
pf_b_parnotthings
Parents never or rarely went through their things in past 30 days
gha_de_b_care
Both parents responsible for student's needs
ot_b_mobilehours
Used mobile phone 3 or more hours per day in past 7 days
ot_b_covidhome
Home-schooled during COVID-19 pandemic
ot_b_covidtest
Tested for COVID-19
ot_b_covidvaccine
Received COVID-19 vaccine
ot_b_botnarpa
Physically active an average of 60 mins per day over last 7 days
Total: 203
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