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Qatar STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey 2012

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General Info
Provider 
WHO NCD Microdata Repository
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Geography 
Qatar (QAT)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
03/2012 - 05/2012
Series or system 
STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Household
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The Qatar STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey 2012 uses a survey methodology developed by the World Health Organization (WHO). It was conducted by the Supreme Council of Health in collaboration with the Qatar Statistics Authority.

The survey includes three steps—questionnaire, physical measurements, and biochemical measurements. The questionnaire covers demographics, health status, and lifestyle risk factors such as tobacco use, diet, and physical activity. Measurements include height, weight, body mass index, waist circumference, and blood pressure. Biochemical measurements were obtained for fasting blood glucose and total cholesterol levels.

Keywords 
Anthropometry, Antihypertensive drugs, Blood glucose, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Body mass index, Burns, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cholesterol, Cholesterol tests, Dental care, Diabetes, Diet, Education, Employment, Secondhand smoke, FFQ, Falls, Fruits and vegetables, Glucose tests, Health care use, Health status, Height, Hypertension, Hypertriglyceridemia, Injuries, Insulin, Marital status, Medicines, Occupational injuries, Oral conditions, Oral hygiene, Physical activity, Poisonings, Road traffic injuries, Smokeless tobacco use, Tobacco smoking, Unintentional injuries, Weight
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 15, 2024