NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider WHO NCD Microdata RepositoryMicrodata access: Request Geography Iraq (IRQ) Coverage type Country Time period covered 08/2015 - 12/2015 Series or system STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey Data type Survey: Cross-sectionalHouseholdIndividualInterviewNationally 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. Some surveys are conducted at the country level and others at the subnational level. 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, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cholesterol, Diabetes, Diet, Education, Employment, Ethnicity, FFQ, Family size, Fruits, Fruits and vegetables, Glucose tests, Health behaviors, Health status, Height, Hypertension, Income, Languages, Leisure activities, Lifestyle risk factors, Obesity, Occupations, Physical activity, Risk factors, Sanitation, Smokeless tobacco use, Tobacco smoking, Vegetables, Vision loss, Weight, Secondhand smoke Citation Contributors World Health Organization (WHO) Ministry of Health (Iraq) Ministry of Planning (Iraq) Suggested citation Ministry of Health (Iraq), Ministry of Planning (Iraq), World Health Organization (WHO). Iraq STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey 2015. GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 18, 2024