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Brazil Surveillance System of Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Interviews 2015

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Vigitel Brasil 2015: vigilância de fatores de risco e proteção para doenças crônicas por inquérito telefônico
Provider 
Secretariat of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Health (Brazil)
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Geography 
Brazil (BRA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
03/2015 - 12/2015
Series or system 
Brazil Surveillance System of Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Interviews (VIGITEL)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Individual
  • Interview
Summary 

VIGITEL is a telephone survey of chronic diseases and risk factors in Brazil. The sample is drawn from the telephone systems in the 26 state capitals and Federal District; in 2015, 54,174 interviews were conducted from a sample of 76,703 eligible lines.

Keywords 
Alcohol use, Diabetes, Diet, Dietary sodium, Education, Secondhand smoke, FFQ, Fruits and vegetables, Health care use, Health insurance, Height, Hypercholesterolemia, Marital status, Meat, Pap smears, Physical activity, Pregnancy, Private health facilities, Public health facilities, Screening, Screening mammography, Sugar-sweetened beverages, Tobacco smoking, Transportation, Vegetables, Weight, Weight change
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021