Brazil Surveillance System of Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Interviews 2008
General Info
Original or alternative title
Vigitel Brasil 2008: vigilância de fatores de risco e proteção para doenças crônicas por inquérito telefônico
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
April, 2008 - December, 2008
Series or system
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 2008, 54,353 interviews were conducted from a sample of 72,834 eligible lines.
Keywords
Alcohol use, Birth control pills, Body mass index, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Condoms, Contraceptive implants, Contraceptives, Diabetes, Diaphragms, Diet, Education, Family planning, Fruits and vegetables, Health care access, Health care use, Health insurance, Health status, Height, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension, IUDs, Injectable contraceptives, Marital status, Osteoporosis, Pap smears, Physical activity, Pregnancy, Processed foods, Screening mammography, Sexual sterilization, Sun exposure, Telephones, Tobacco smoking, Weight, Secondhand smoke, FFQ
Citation
Contributors
Suggested citation
Ministry of Health (Brazil), Secretariat of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Health (Brazil). Brazil Surveillance System of Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Interviews 2008. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Secretariat of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Health (Brazil).