Brazil Surveillance System of Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Interviews 2017
General Info
Original or alternative title
Vigitel Brasil 2017: vigilância de fatores de risco e proteção para doenças crônicas por inquérito telefônico
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 2017 - December, 2017
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 2017, 53,034 interviews were conducted.
Keywords
Alcohol use, Assets, Diabetes, Education, Employment, Secondhand smoke, FFQ, Fruits, Health insurance, Health status, Height, Hypertension, Insulin, Legumes, Leisure activities, Marital status, Meat, Medicines, Pap smears, Physical activity, Pregnancy, Processed foods, Race, Road and vehicle safety, School enrollment, Screening mammography, Sugar-sweetened beverages, Telephones, Tobacco smoking, Transportation, Vegetables, Weight
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 2017. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Secretariat of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Health (Brazil).