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Vanuatu Noncommunicable Disease Survey 1998

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General Info
Geography 
Vanuatu (VUT)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
08/1998 - 09/1998
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The Vanuatu National Noncommunicable Disease Survey 1998 interviewed 1,638 adults aged 20 years and over. Questionnaires collected information about participants' demographics, history of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and cancer, alcohol and tobacco use, physical activity, and food consumption. Examinations also collected anthropometric, blood pressure, and blood glucose measurements from participants.

Keywords 
Alcohol use, Anthropometry, Blood glucose, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Body mass index, Cancers, Diabetes, Fruits and vegetables, Glucose tests, Heart disease, Height, Hypertension, Obesity, Physical activity, Tobacco smoking, Weight
GHDx Entry last modified on: Dec 14, 2023