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Brazil Surveillance System of Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Interviews 2006

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Original or alternative title 
Vigitel Brasil 2006: vigilância de fatores de risco e proteção para doenças crônicas por inquérito telefônico
Provider 
Secretariat of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Health (Brazil)
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Geography 
Brazil (BRA)
Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Paraíba, Pará, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, Sergipe, São Paulo, Tocantins
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2006 - 12/2006
Series or system 
Brazil Surveillance System of Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Interviews (VIGITEL)
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 2006, 54,369 interviews were conducted from a sample of 76,330 eligible lines.

Keywords 
Alcohol use, Alcohol use disorders, Body mass index, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Diabetes, Diet, Drug consumption, Education, FFQ, Fruits and vegetables, Health care access, Health status, Height, Housing conditions, Hypertension, Marital status, Obesity, Osteoporosis, Physical activity, Pregnancy, Processed foods, Telephones, Tobacco smoking, Transportation, Weight
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 11, 2024