Tonga STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey 2017
General Info
Original or alternative title
Tonga STEPS 2017
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
March, 2017 - May, 2017
Series or system
Data type
Survey:
Individual - Interview - Nationally representative
Summary
The STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey uses a survey methodology developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to help countries establish noncommunicable disease surveillance systems. The methodology prescribes three steps—questionnaire, physical measurements, and biochemical measurements. Core topics covered by most surveys are demographics, health status, and health behaviors. These provide data on socioeconomic risk factors and metabolic, nutritional, and lifestyle risk factors. Details may differ from country to country and from year to year.
Keywords
Alcohol use, Anthropometry, Blood glucose, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Body mass index, Cholesterol, Diabetes, Diet, Education, Ethnicity, Family composition, Family size, Fruits, Fruits and vegetables, GPAQ, Glucose tests, Height, Income, Leisure activities, Marital status, Medical tests, Obesity, Occupations, Physical activity, Pregnancy, Secondhand smoke, Tobacco smoking, Traditional healers, Traditional medicine, Transportation, Vegetables, Weight
Citation
Publisher
Publication year
2020
Suggested citation
Ministry of Health (Tonga), World Health Organization (WHO). Tonga STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey 2017. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization (WHO), 2020.