SAGE Well-Being of Older People Study 2009
Uganda, 2009
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UGA_2009_WOPS_v01_M
SAGE Well-Being of Older People Study 2009
Wave 1
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Uganda | UGA |
Other Household Health Survey [hh/hea]
The Well-Being of Older People Study (WOPS) is the first 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 tthe wellbeing of older people affected by or infected with HIV/AIDS
Content
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
600/700 Caregiving and ART Knowledge
800 Receiving Care
Sample survey data [ssd]
individuals
Version
v01: Edited, anonymous dataset for public distribution.
2011-11-11
Scope
The scope of the study includes:
Part I-respondent and household characteristics, health state descriptions, chronic conditions and health service coverage, health care utilization and risk factors and behaviours, health measurements.
Part II-caregiving and antiretroviral therapy knowledge, receiving care.
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Well-being Older People Study (WOPS) | Survey |
Coverage
Rural Masaka district and urban Wakiso district in Uganda
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Francien Scholten | World Health Organization |
| Professor Janet Seely | Medical Research Council, Uganda |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Mugisha | Medical Research Council, Uganda | Project leader quantitative study |
| Flavia Zalwango | Medical Research Council, Uganda | Project leader qualitative study |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| US National Institute on Aging | financial aid for quantitative study through Interagency Agreements (OGHA 04034785; YA1323-08-CN-0020; Y1-AG-1005-01) and Grants (R01-AG034479; IR21-AG034263-0182) |
| Cordaid | relief and development aid |
| Evidence for Action | financial aid for pilot study |
| 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 periurban 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 510 people were interviewed in the quantitative component: 256 in the rural district and 254 in the urban district
The response rate was 99%.
Survey instrument
The structured questionnaire and health examination were derived from existing instruments of the WHO multi-country Study on Global Ageing. This ensured alignment of the instruments with international standards.
The interviews were done in two visits. During the first visit, Part 1 of the questionnaire was administered. Part 2 of the structured interviews was generally done the day after the first interview.
All the modules used in the questionnaires were translated into Luganda (the main local language) and was tested during the pilot study.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2009-04 | 2009-10 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Uganda Virus Research Unit | Medical Research Council, Uganda |
The quantitative survey team was made up of three men and five women. The team was led by a physician with four nurses and three interviewers who were not clinically trained. This team worked first in the rural and then in the urban site.
The qualitative study was conducted by two separate field teams: four people in the rural site and three in the urban site.
All interviewers were local people from the study areas.
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 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."
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 2011
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Nirmala Naidoo | World Health Organization | sagesurvey@who.int |
Metadata production
DDI_UGA_2009_WOPS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Nirmala Naidoo | World Health Organization | Supervision and review of metadata and documentaion of the study |
| Yunpeng Huang | World Health Organization | Documentaion of the data |
2011-11-11
Metadata version
Version 1.0 (November 2011) - Adapted version of "DDI-UGA-WHO-SAGE-WOPS-2009-v01" documented by WHO.