Brazil Surveillance System of Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Interviews 2015
General Info
Original or alternative title
Vigitel Brasil 2015: vigilância de fatores de risco e proteção para doenças crônicas por inquérito telefônico
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
March, 2015 - December, 2015
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 2015, 54,174 interviews were conducted from a sample of 76,703 eligible lines.
Keywords
Alcohol use, Diabetes, Diet, Dietary sodium, Education, Secondhand smoke, FFQ, Fruits and vegetables, Health care use, Health insurance, Height, Hypercholesterolemia, Marital status, Meat, Pap smears, Physical activity, Pregnancy, Private health facilities, Public health facilities, Screening, Screening mammography, Sugar-sweetened beverages, Tobacco smoking, Transportation, Vegetables, Weight, Weight change
Citation
Contributors
Suggested citation
Ministry of Health (Brazil), Secretariat of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Health (Brazil), University of São Paulo. Brazil Surveillance System of Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Interviews 2015. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Secretariat of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Health (Brazil).