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STEPwise Approach to Non-Communicable Diseases Risk Factor Surveillance 2007
Thimphu

Bhutan, 2007
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Reference ID
BTN_2007_STEPS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Ministry of Health
Metadata
Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    BTN_2007_STEPS_v01_M
    Title

    STEPwise Approach to Non-Communicable Diseases Risk Factor Surveillance 2007
    Subtitle

    Thimphu
    Country
    Name Country code
    Bhutan BTN
    Study type

    STEPS
    Series Information

    This is the first STEPS conducted by Bhutan.
    Abstract

    STEPS is a household-based survey to obtain core data on the established risk factors that determine the major burden of NCDs.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Individuals

    Version

    Version Description

    Public-use dataset

    Scope

    Notes

    The following topics were included in the survey: tobacco use, alcohol consumption, diet, physical activity, history of raised blood glucose and history of raised blood pressure. Additionally, the following measures were taken: blood pressure, height, weight, waist circumference, hip circumference, heart rate, fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides and HDL cholesterol.
    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary
    STEPS Survey
    Keywords
    noncommunicable diseases risk factors health surveys tobacco use alcohol use diet nutrition physical activity blood pressure overweight obesity diabetes hypertension blood glucose cholesterol triglycerides HDL cholesterol

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    Subnational coverage: Thimphu
    Universe

    Adults aged 25-74 years.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Ministry of Health

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    A multi-stage cluster sample design was used to produce representative data Thimphu. See p. 12 of report for more details.
    Response Rate

    Overall response rate: 89%
    Weighting

    Analysis weights reflect adjustments for differences in the age-sex composition of the sample population as compared to the target population.

    Different weight variables are available per Step:
    wStep1 - for interview data
    wStep2 - for physical measures
    wStep3 - for biochemical measures
    This allows for differences in the weight calculation for each Step of the survey as the age-sex composition of the respondents to each Step can differ slightly due to refusal or drop out.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2007-08 2007-09
    Mode of data collection
    • Face-to-face [f2f]
    Data Collection Notes

    Venous blood samples were taken and analyzed in a Hitachi 912 bio-analyzer.

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    NCD Surveillance Team World Health Organization http://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/steps/en/ ncdmonitoring@who.int
    Access conditions

    The user undertakes:
    (1) to acknowledge the data source.
    (2) to share any planned publications with WHO prior to publication.
    (3) to offer co-authorship of any reports or publications using the survey results to the coordinator of the survey.
    (4) to use the data for non-commercial, not-for-profit public health purposes only.
    Citation requirements

    Publications based on STEPS data should cite the survey report (if available) and acknowledge the data source in the following manner:
    "This paper uses data from the [country] [year] STEPS survey, implemented by [implementing agency] with the support of the World Health Organization."

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The data is being distributed without warranty of any kind. The responsibility for the use of the data lies with the user. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for damages arising from its use.

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    NCD Surveillance Team World Health Organization ncdmonitoring@who.int http://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/steps/en/
    Dr. Mongol Singh Gurung Bhutan Ministry of Health msgurung@health.gov.bt

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_BTN_2007_STEPS_v01_M
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Yue Wu World Health Organization Documentation of data
    Melanie Cowan World Health Organization Supervision and review of metadata and documentation of study
    Development Economics Data Group The World Bank Metadata adapted for World Bank Microdata Library
    Date of Metadata Production

    2020-04-07

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Identical to a metadata (BTN_2007_STEPS_v01) published on WHO NCD microdata repository (http://extranet.who.int/ncdsmicrodata/index.php/catalog). Some of the metadata fields have been edited.
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