Uzbekistan STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey 2014

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. 

In Uzbekistan, a multi-stage cluster sampling was used to produce data representative of three age groups: 18-24, 30-44 and 45-64. The overall response rate was 88.6% with a total of 4,350 adults participating in the survey. A follow-up STEPS survey is planned for 2018.