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Migrant Health Follow-Up Study (MHFUS) Wave 3

South Africa, 2020 - 2021
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Reference ID
MHFUS.W3.2026
Producer(s)
Prof. Michael J White*, Dr. Carren Ginsburg*, Prof. Mark Collinson, Prof. Francesc Xavier Gomez-Olive, Prof. Stephen Tollman
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
Created on
Jul 28, 2026
Last modified
Jul 28, 2026
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Data file: MHFUS_W3_DATASET

Cases: 2967
Variables: 400

Variables

W3_foo_legume
Consumption - legumes
W3_foo_nuts
Consumption - peanuts and nuts
W3_foo_bread
Consumption - white bread
W3_foo_brnbread
Consumption - brown bread
W3_foo_cereal
Consumption - breakfast cereal
W3_foo_porridge
Consumption - porridge
W3_foo_fried
Consumption - fat cakes
W3_foo_marg
Consumption - margarine
W3_foo_greenveg
Consumption - green vegetables
W3_foo_saladveg
Consumption - salad vegetables
W3_foo_otherveg
Consumption - other vegetables
W3_foo_boilpot
Consumption - boiled potatoes
W3_foo_frypot
Consumption - fried potatoes
W3_foo_citrus
Consumption - citrus fruits
W3_foo_othfruit
Consumption - other fruits
W3_foo_juice
Consumption - fruit juice
W3_foo_starch
Consumption - rice and pasta
W3_foo_corn
Consumption - samp and mielie rice
W3_foo_cake
Consumption - cakes and biscuits
W3_foo_pudding
Consumption - puddings
W3_foo_oil
Consumption - cooking fat and oil
W3_foo_sweets
Consumption - sweets and chocolates
W3_foo_crisps
Consumption - crisps and snacks
W3_foo_sugar
Consumption - added sugar
W3_foo_teacoff
Consumption - tea and coffee
W3_foo_softdrink
Consumption - high-energy soft drinks
W3_foo_dietdrink
Consumption - diet soft drinks
W3_foo_sauce
Consumption - sauces
W3_foo_alcohol
Consumption - alcoholic beverages
W3_tob_eversmoke
Ever smoked regularly
W3_tob_nowsmoke
Current tobacco use
W3_tob_freq
Frequency of tobacco use
W3_tob_startage
Average daily tobacco use
W3_tob_ncigs
Age started smoking
W3_tob_stop_m
Month quit smoking
W3_tob_stop_y
Year quit smoking
W3_alc_everdrink
Alcohol use in last 12 months
W3_alc_freq
Frequency of alcohol use
W3_alc_ndrinks
Amount of alcohol consumed per day
W3_alc_drunk
Alcohol-related intoxication in the past month
W3_alc_drunkfreq
Frequency of intoxication last month
W3_sed_sit
Sitting time per day
W3_sed_exerfreq
Exercise days per week
W3_slp_exerdur
Exercise duration on active days
W3_slp_bedtime
Bedtime in past month
W3_slp_falldur
Time to fall asleep in past month
W3_slp_arisetime
Wake-up time in past month
W3_slp_hrs
Hours of sleep per night
W3_slp_delayslp
Difficulty falling asleep
W3_slp_disruptslp
Nighttime awakenings
W3_slp_breathe
Cannot breathe comfortably
W3_slp_snore
Loud coughing or snoring
W3_slp_pain
Pain presence
W3_slp_v_pp2
Frequent nighttime bathroom trips
W3_slp_cold_pp2
Sleep disturbance - feeling too cold
W3_slp_hot_pp2
Sleep disturbance - feeling too hot
W3_slp_dreams_pp2
Sleep disturbance - bad dreams
W3_slp_freq_pp2
Other sleep issues - description & frequency
W3_slp_other_pp2
Sleep disturbance - other reasons
W3_slp_med_pp2
Sleep medication use (past month)
W3_slp_awake_pp2
Trouble staying awake (past month)
W3_slp_keepup_pp2
Difficulty with enthusiasm (past month)
W3_slp_qual_pp2
Overall sleep quality (past month)
W3_sedbeh_notes
Notes
W3_grt_distract
New ideas distract me from old ones
W3_grt_discou
Setbacks don't discourage me
W3_grt_obsess
Obsessed with an idea but quickly lost interest.
W3_grt_hardwork
I am a hard worker
W3_grt_goal
I often set and then quickly change my goals
W3_grt_maintain
Hard to focus on projects for more than a few months
W3_grt_finish
I finish whatever I begin
W3_grt_diligent
I am diligent
W3_sxb_npart
Sexual partners in last 12 months
W3_sxb_npart_or
Partners near respondent origin
W3_sxb_npart_res
Partners in or outside respondent location
W3_sxb_npart_cal
Note to interviewer about sexual partners
W3_sxb_npart_tot
Lifetime sexual partners count
W3_sxb_sex_m
Last intercourse month
W3_sxb_sex_y
Last intercourse year
W3_sxb_parttype
Recent partner type
W3_sxb_cond
Condom use in last intercourse
W3_sxb_condwhy
Reason for not using a condom
W3_sxb_condwhy2
Reason for not using a condom specify
W3_sxb_parthiv
Knowledge of partner hiv status
W3_sxb_relnship
Relationship with current partner
W3_sxb_cohab_m
Start married or cohabitation month
W3_sxb_cohab_y
Start married or cohabitation year
W3_sxb_partnow
Ongoing relationship
W3_sxb_sti
Symptoms or diagnosis std
W3_ResponseSuccess
Response Success Interview
c3_fwk_int_d
W3 interview day
c3_fwk_int_m
W3 interview month
c3_fwk_int_y
W3 interview year
c3_pre_age
c3_pre_age
c3_migrant
W3 Migrant Status
c3_cv_edu_status
Constructed variable: W3 Education status
c3_pre_origin_cat
Respondents origin village
W3_personwgt
W3 Person Weight for eligibles
c3_res_current_cat
Current Usual place of residence
c3_res_hdssres
Agincourt resident
Total: 400
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