NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider WHO NCD Microdata RepositoryMicrodata access: Request Geography Viet Nam (VNM) Coverage type Country Time period covered 01/2015 - 12/2015 Series or system STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey Data type Survey: Cross-sectionalIndividualInterviewNationally representativeUrban-rural representative Summary The survey employed a cross-sectional design with national representative sample of population age 18-69 year old residing in Viet Nam (using multistage sampling approach with stratified sample by gender and age). The survey included three stages or STEP: STEP 1 to collect demographic information/behavior risk factors; STEP 2 to collect physical measurement such as height/weight/blood pressure; STEP 3 to collect blood sample to test for glucose/cholesterol and collect urine sample. The total subjects aged 18-69 selected and participated in STEPS survey were 3856. Of them, 3758 subjects participated in STEP 1 (response rate: 97.4%) and 3080 subjects participated in both STEP 1, 2 and 3 (79.8%). Keywords Alcohol use, Anthropometry, Blood glucose, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Body mass index, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cholesterol, Cholesterol tests, Diabetes, Diet, Dietary sodium, Employment, Secondhand smoke, Fruits and vegetables, Glucose tests, Health care use, Health literacy, Leisure activities, Lifestyle risk factors, Physical activity, Pulmonary hypertension, Screening, Tobacco smoking Citation Contributors Ministry of Health (Vietnam) Publisher World Health Organization (WHO) Publication year 2016 Suggested citation Ministry of Health (Vietnam). Vietnam STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey 2015. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization (WHO), 2016. GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 15, 2024