NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider World Health Organization (WHO)Tabulations only Geography Jordan (JOR) Coverage type Country Time period covered 01/2004 - 12/2004 Series or system STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey Data type Survey: Household Summary The STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey uses a survey methodology developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to help countries establish noncommunicable disease surveillance systems. Some surveys are conducted at the country level and others at the subnational level. The methodology prescribes three steps—questionnaire, physical measurements, and biochemical measurements. Core topics covered by most surveys are demographics, health status, and health behaviors. These provide data on socioeconomic risk factors and metabolic, nutritional, and lifestyle risk factors. Details may differ from country to country and from year to year. This Jordanian national survey included smoking, diet, physical measurements, and biochemical measurements. Keywords Anthropometry, Asthma, Blood pressure, Body mass index, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cervix uteri cancer, Cholesterol, Chronic respiratory diseases, Clinical breast exams, Diabetes, Diet, Education, Employment, Fruits and vegetables, Glucose tests, Health behaviors, Health care access, Health care services, Health care use, Health literacy, Health status, Height, Hospitals, Hypercholesterolemia ... Anthropometry, Asthma, Blood pressure, Body mass index, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cervix uteri cancer, Cholesterol, Chronic respiratory diseases, Clinical breast exams, Diabetes, Diet, Education, Employment, Fruits and vegetables, Glucose tests, Health behaviors, Health care access, Health care services, Health care use, Health literacy, Health status, Height, Hospitals, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension, Hypertriglyceridemia, Hysterectomy, Income, Injuries, Lifestyle risk factors, Literacy, Marital status, Obesity, Oral conditions, Oral hygiene, Pap smears, Physical activity, Risk factors, Road and vehicle safety, Road traffic injuries, Screening mammography, Socioeconomic risk factors, Stroke, Tobacco smoking, Unintentional injuries, Vision loss, Weight [View more] Citation Contributors World Health Organization (WHO) Ministry of Health (Jordan) Suggested citation Ministry of Health (Jordan), World Health Organization (WHO). Jordan STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey 2004. GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 21, 2024