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Malaysia STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey 2005-2006

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
NCD Risk Factors in Malaysia: MyNCDS-1 2005/2006
Provider 
World Health Organization (WHO)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Malaysia (MYS)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
09/2005 - 09/2006
Series or system 
STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Household
Summary 

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. 

This Malaysian national survey included smoking, alcohol consumption, diet, physical activity, physical measurements, and biochemical measurements.

Keywords 
Alcohol use, Anthropometry, Blood glucose, Blood pressure, Body mass index, Cholesterol, Diabetes, Diet, Education, Employment, Ethnicity, Fruits and vegetables, Genetic risk factors, Glucose tests, Health behaviors, Health care services, Health care use, Health literacy, Health status, Height, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension, Hypertriglyceridemia, Income, Leisure activities, Lifestyle risk factors, Marital status, Mental and behavioral disorders, Obesity, Physical activity, Religion, Risk factors, Screening mammography, Socioeconomic risk factors, Tobacco smoking, Weight
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 21, 2024