Vietnam STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey 2015
General Info
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 2015 - December, 2015
Series or system
Data type
Survey:
Cross-sectional - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative - Urban-rural representative
Summary
The survey employed a cross-sectional design with national representative sample of population age 18-69 year old residing in Viet Nam (using multistage sampling approach with stratified sample by gender and age). The survey included three stages or STEP: STEP 1 to collect demographic information/behavior risk factors; STEP 2 to collect physical measurement such as height/weight/blood pressure; STEP 3 to collect blood sample to test for glucose/cholesterol and collect urine sample. The total subjects aged 18-69 selected and participated in STEPS survey were 3856. Of them, 3758 subjects participated in STEP 1 (response rate: 97.4%) and 3080 subjects participated in both STEP 1, 2 and 3 (79.8%).
Keywords
Alcohol use, Anthropometry, Blood glucose, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Body mass index, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cholesterol, Cholesterol tests, Diabetes, Diet, Dietary sodium, Education, Employment, Fruits and vegetables, Glucose tests, Health care use, Health literacy, Leisure activities, Lifestyle risk factors, Physical activity, Pulmonary hypertension, Screening, Secondhand smoke, Tobacco smoking
Citation
Contributors
Publisher
Publication year
2016
Suggested citation
Ministry of Health (Vietnam). Vietnam STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey 2015. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization (WHO), 2016.