Brazil Surveillance System of Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Interviews 2012
General Info
Original or alternative title
Vigitel Brasil 2012: vigilância de fatores de risco e proteção para doenças crônicas por inquérito telefônico
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 2012 - December, 2012
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 2012, 45,448 interviews were conducted from a sample of 70,045 eligible lines.
Keywords
Alcohol use, Alcohol use disorders, Antihypertensive drugs, Body mass index, Diabetes, Diet, Drug consumption, Education, Fruits and vegetables, Health care access, Health care use, Health insurance, Health status, Height, Hypertension, Insulin, Marital status, Obesity, Pap smears, Physical activity, Pregnancy, Processed foods, School enrollment, Screening mammography, Telephones, Tobacco smoking, Transportation, Vector control, 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 2012. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Secretariat of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Health (Brazil).