Overview
Identification
Countries
Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Viet NamTitle
INDEPTH WHO-SAGE (Study on global Ageing and Adult Health)
Study Type
Sample Survey
Series Information
2006-2007
ID Number INDEPTH.WHO.SAGE.2010.v1 |
Version
Version Description
Version 1: Edited dataset for public distribution
Production Date
2010-09-28
Overview
Abstract
Background: A collaboration between the WHO Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) and International Network for the Demographic Evaluation of Populations and Their Health in developing countries (INDEPTH), with support from the US National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (FAS), has resulted in valuable health, disability and well-being information through a first wave of data collection in 2006-2007 from field sites in Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania and Viet Nam.
Objective: To provide an overview of the demographic and health characteristics of participating countries, describe the research collaboration and introduce the first dataset and outputs.
Methods: Data from two SAGE survey modules implemented in eight Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSS) were merged with core HDSS data to produce a summary dataset for the site-specific and cross-site analyses described in this supplement. Each participating HDSS site used standardised training materials and survey instruments. Face-to-face interviews were conducted. Ethical clearance was obtained from WHO and the local ethical authority foreach participating HDSS site.
Results: A pooled sample of over 43,935 persons aged 50 and over from these eight HDSS sites was produced. The SAGE modules resulted in self-reported health, health status, functioning (from the WHO Disability Assessment Scale (WHODAS-II)) and well-being (from the WHO Quality of Life instrument (WHOQoL)) variables. The HDSS databases contributed age, sex, marital status, education, socio-economic status and household size variables.
Conclusion: The INDEPTH WHO-SAGE collaboration demonstrates the value and future possibilities for this type of research in informing policy and planning for a number of countries. This INDEPTH WHO-SAGE dataset was placed in the public domain together with this open-access supplement and is available through the GHA website (
www.globalhealthaction.net) and other repositories.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data
Units of Analysis
Individual
Scope
Notes
The overall goals are to establish INDEPTH's capability to contribute critical insights into the adult health, aging and disease transitions evolving in Africaand Asia; and to use this understanding to evaluate potentially high impact interventions.
Specific aims are to:
• Conduct a summary physical & cognitive function module that is integrated into routine surveillance rounds
• Implement the full version of SAGE in a few DSS sites
• To repeat the summary module regularly to allow measurement of health transition in older populations
• Relate health transition to demographic events such as fatal health outcomes (mortality)
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
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Ageing
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Health
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Well-being
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Disability
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SAGE
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Keywords
Ageing, Survey methods, Public Health, Burden of disease, Demographic transition, Disability, Well-being, Health status, INDEPTH WHO-SAGE
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
This multi--centre INDEPTH WHO-SAGE study was conducted during 2006-2007 in eight HDSS sites in Africa and Asia:
(1) Agincourt (South Africa)
(2) Ifakara (Tanzania)
(3) Nairobi (Kenya)
(4) Navrongo (Ghana)
(5) Filabavi (Viet Nam)
(6) Matlab (Bangladesh)
(7) Purworejo (Indonesia)
(8) Vadu (India).
The HDSS sites were selected to include different geographic and socio--economic contexts.
Universe
This multi--site study was designed as a baseline cross-sectional survey.
The data represents the total population aged 50 and over in the following six HDSS sites:
(1) Agincourt(South Africa)
(2) Ifakara (Tanzania)
(3) Nairobi (Kenya)
(4) Filabavi (Viet Nam)
(5) Purworejo (Indonesia)
(6) Vadu (India)
Sampling in the two remaining HDSS sites was based on random selection of people aged 50 and over within their respective HDSS site.
(1) Navrongo (Ghana)
(2) Matlab (Bangladesh)
Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
| Name | Affiliation |
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Osman Sankoh
| INDEPTH Network |
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Ayaga Bawah
| INDEPTH Network |
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Fred Binka
| INDEPTH Network |
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Somnath Chatterji
| World Health Organization |
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Paul Kowal
| World Health Organization |
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Nirmala Naidoo
| World Health Organization |
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Stephen M. Tollman
| Agincourt HDSS |
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Kathleen Kahn
| Agincourt HDSS |
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F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé
| Agincourt HDSS |
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Mathew A. Mwanyangala
| Ifakara HDSS |
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Salim Abdullah
| Ifakara HDSS |
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Catherine Kyobutungi
| Nairobi HDSS |
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Alex Ezeh
| Nairobi HDSS |
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Cornelius Debpuur
| Navrongo HDSS |
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Abraham Hodgson
| Navrongo HDSS |
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Hoang Van Minh
| Filabavi HDSS |
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Nguyen T.K. Chuc
| Filabavi HDSS |
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Abdur Razzaque
| Matlab HDSS |
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P. Kim Streatfield
| Matlab HDSS |
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Nawi Ng
| Purworejo HDSS & Umeå Centre for Global Health Research |
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Mohammad Hakimi
| Purworejo HDSS |
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Siswanto Wilopo
| Purworejo HDSS |
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Siddhivinayak Hirve
| Vadu HDSS |
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Sanjay Juvekar
| Vadu HDSS |
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Peter Byass
| Umeå Centre for Global Health Research |
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Stig Wall
| Umeå Centre for Global Health Research |
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Jane Menken
| University of Colorado |
Other Producer(s)
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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INDEPTH Network
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Global Health Action
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Funding
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
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US National Institute on Aging
| | Four African sites plus Matlab and Vadu |
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World Health Organization
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Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (FAS)
| | FilaBavi and Purworejo |
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Umeå University
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Umeå Centre for Global Health Research
| | Coordination for multisite data analysis and DDI (data documentation initiative) preparation with support from FAS, |
Other Acknowledgements
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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The study participants from all sites
| | Study Participants |
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
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| Dr. Nawi Ng | | Umeå Centre for Global Health Research Umeå University, Sweden | Original Author |
| Tathagata Bhattacharjee | | | Adapted the original DDI for INDEPTH Data Repository |
Date of Metadata Production
2019-02-14
DDI Document Version
Original Version 1 (Spetember 2010) for public distribution
Adapted Version 1 (February 2019) for public distribution
DDI Document ID
DDI.INDEPTH.WHO.SAGE.2010.v1
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