Assessment of consistency between self reported health status and performance based health status (functionality) as measures of health status of adults in the Kassena-Nankana District, Ghana at the beginning of 21st century

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Introduction: Despite the steady growth of the elderly population in developing countries, this group, remains neglected in health related policies in developing countries, largely due to lack of empirical data on the health problems of elderly.There is need for research and development of convenient and cost effective ways of generating information on the health status of the elderly.Self reports of health are becoming common in health surveys of elderly throughout the world.Despite the considerable use of self reports in developed countries, in developing countries such research is only beginning.Therefore there is need for systematic documentation of factors affecting self reported health status in developing country settings for effective usage of self reports in surveys. Material and methods: The Adult Health and Aging Survey undertaken by Navrongo HealthResearch Centre, Ghana, as part of WHO SAGE (Study on Global Aging) aimed at generating longitudinal data on health and wellbein

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