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Brazil Surveillance System of Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Interviews 2009

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Original or alternative title 
Vigitel Brasil 2009: 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 
01/2009 - 12/2009
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 2009, 54,367 interviews were conducted from a sample of 71,081 eligible lines.

Keywords 
Alcohol use, Body mass index, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Dental care, Diabetes, Diet, Education, FFQ, Family size, Fruits and vegetables, Health care use, Health insurance, Health status, Height, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension, Marital status, Oral conditions, Pap smears, Physical activity, Processed foods, School enrollment, Screening mammography, Secondhand smoke, Sun exposure, Telephones, Tobacco smoking, Transportation, Weight
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 11, 2024