Brazil Surveillance System of Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Interviews 2019
General Info
Original or alternative title
Vigitel Brasil 2019: vigilância de fatores de risco e proteção para doenças crônicas por inquérito telefônico
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 2019 - December, 2019
Series or system
Data type
Survey:
Cross-sectional - Individual - Interview
Summary
The VIGITEL Survey was developed in 2006 by the Ministry of Health. It is a telephone survey used to provide an overview of risk behaviors for non-transmissible chronic diseases (DCNT) in the adult population of Brazil. Risk behavior include physical inactivity, low consumption of fruits and vegetables, smoking, and abusive consumption of alcoholic beverages. The survey is conducted annually. The sample is drawn from the telephone systems in the 26 state capitals and Federal District.
Keywords
Alcohol use, Assets, Diabetes, ENDS use, Education, Employment, 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, Secondhand smoke, Sugar-sweetened beverages, Telephones, Tobacco smoking, Transportation, Vegetables, Weight
Citation
Contributors
Suggested citation
Secretariat of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Health (Brazil), University of São Paulo. Brazil Surveillance System of Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Interviews 2019. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Secretariat of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Health (Brazil).