{"doc_desc":{"title":"GHA_2007_GSHS_v01_M","idno":"DDI_GHA_2007_GSHS_v01_M","producers":[{"name":"Amber Abernethie","abbreviation":"","affiliation":"World Health Organization","role":"Documentation of data"},{"name":"Melanie Cowan","abbreviation":"","affiliation":"World Health Organization","role":"Supervision and review of metadata and  documentation of study"}],"prod_date":"2018-06-27","version_statement":{"version":"Version 1.0 (June 2018)."}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"GHA_2007_GSHS_v01","title":"Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2007","alt_title":"GSHS 2007"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Middle Tennessee State University","affiliation":""}],"production_statement":{"funding_agencies":[{"name":"World Health Organization","abbreviation":"WHO","role":""},{"name":"US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention","abbreviation":"CDC","role":""}]},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"NCD Surveillance Team","affiliation":"World Health Organization","email":"ncdmonitoring@who.int","uri":"http:\/\/www.who.int\/ncds\/surveillance\/gshs\/en\/"}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Global School-Based Student Health Survey","series_info":"This is the first GSHS conducted by Ghana."},"version_statement":{"version":"Public-use dataset","version_date":"2018-06-27"},"study_info":{"keywords":[{"keyword":"adolescents","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"school health","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"noncommunicable diseases","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"risk factors","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"protective factors","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"health surveys","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"alcohol use","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"diet","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"nutrition","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"drug use","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"hygiene","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"physical activity","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"sexual behaviours","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"HIV","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"bullying","vocab":"","uri":""}],"topics":[{"topic":"Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS)","vocab":"Survey","uri":""}],"abstract":"The GSHS is a school-based survey which uses a self-administered questionnaire to obtain data on young people's health behaviour and protective factors related to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children and adults worldwide.","coll_dates":[{"start":"2007-10","end":"2007-10","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"Ghana","abbreviation":"GHA"}],"geog_coverage":"National coverage plus subnational coverage for Central, North and South regions.","analysis_unit":"Individuals","universe":"School-going adolescents aged 13-15 years.","data_kind":"Sample survey data [ssd]","notes":"The following core modules were included in the survey:\nalcohol use\ndietary behaviours\ndrug use\nhygiene\nphysical activity\nprotective factors\nsexual behaviours"},"method":{"data_collection":{"sampling_procedure":"The 2007 Ghana GSHS was a school-based survey of students in grades JSS1, JSS2, and JSS3. A two-stage cluster sample design was used to produce data representative of all students in grades JSS1, JSS2, and JSS3 in Ghana. At the first stage, schools were selected with probability proportional to enrollment size. At the second stage, classes were randomly selected and all students in selected classes were eligible to participate.\n\nA total of 6,236 students participated in the Ghana GSHS.\nA total of 1,843 students participated in the Ghana Central GSHS.\nA total of 2,548 students participated in the Ghana North GSHS.\nA total of 1,845 students participated in the Ghana South GSHS.","coll_mode":"self-administered","research_instrument":"The following core modules were included in the survey:\nalcohol use\ndietary behaviours\ndrug use\nhygiene\nphysical activity\nprotective factors\nsexual behaviours","weight":"The weighting formula used is:\nW=W1 * W2 * f1 * f2 * f3.\nThe list below shows what each variable in the formula represents.\nW1 - The inverse of the probability of selecting each school\nW2 - The inverse of the probability of selecting each classroom\nf1 - A school-level non response adjustment factor\nf2 - A student-level non response adjustment factor calculated by classroom\nf3 - A post stratification adjustment factor calculated by sex within grade","cleaning_operations":"All data processing (scanning, cleaning, editing, and weighting) was conducted at the US Centers for Disease Control."},"analysis_info":{"response_rate":"National: The school response rate was 97%, the student response rate was 86%, and the overall response rate was 83%.\nCentral: The school response rate was 100%, the student response rate was 86%, and the overall response rate was 86%.\nNorth: The school response rate was 92%, the student response rate was 82%, and the overall response rate was 75%.\nSouth:The school response rate was 100%, the student response rate was 92%, and the overall response rate was 92%."}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"cit_req":"Publications based on GSHS data should use the following acknowledgement:\n\"This paper uses data from the Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS). GSHS is supported by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\"","conditions":"The user undertakes: \n(1) to acknowledge the data source. \n(2) to share any planned publications with WHO prior to publication.\n(3) to offer co-authorship of any reports or publications using the survey results  to the coordinator of the survey.\n(4) to use the data for non-commercial, not-for-profit public health purposes only.","disclaimer":"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."}}},"schematype":"survey"}