Chile National Health Survey 2003
General Info
Original or alternative title
Encuesta Nacional de Salud
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 2003 - December, 2003
Series or system
Data type
Survey:
Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative
Summary
The Chile National Health Survey 2003 evaluated the health status of Chileans over 17 years old. Its objectives included (1) measuring the prevalence of 21 diseases and conditions, and (2) creating a serum bank for future studies. The study interviewed approximately 3,600 people, a subsample of participants from the Quality of Life Survey. In addition to two interviews, blood tests, urine tests, vision exams, hearing tests, dental examinations, anthropometric and blood pressure measurements were administered by nurses.
Keywords
Anemia, Anthropometry, Antihypertensive drugs, Aplastic and other non-nutritional anemias, Assets, Asthma, Back pain, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Body mass index, Breathing difficulty, Chronic respiratory diseases, Corrective lenses, Cough, Dental caries, Dental examinations, Diabetes, Digestive diseases, Edentulism, Education, Employment, Eye examinations, Glucose tests, HPV, Health status, Hearing aids, Hearing loss, Hearing tests, Height, Hemoglobin, Hemolytic anemias, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Hypertension, Infectious diseases, Injuries, Internet, Limited mobility, Literacy, Marital status, Mass media, Medicines, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mental health symptoms, Musculoskeletal diseases, Neck pain, Obesity, Oral conditions, Pain, Pap smears, Physical activity, Prevalence, Prostate cancer, Sleep, Telephones, Tobacco smoking, Traditional medicine, Transportation, Unipolar depressive disorders, Urine tests, Vision loss, Weight, Weight change
Citation
Contributors
Funders
Suggested citation
Department of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health (Chile), Department of Public Health, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA), University of Chile, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Chile National Health Survey 2003.