{"doc_desc":{"title":"KEN_2015_STEPS_v01_M","idno":"DDI_KEN_2015_STEPS_v01_M","producers":[{"name":"Melanie Cowan","abbr":"","affiliation":"World Health Organization","role":"Documentation of data"}],"prod_date":"2018-12-04","version_statement":{"version":"Version 1.0 (December 2018)."}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"KEN_2015_STEPS_v01","title":"STEPS 2015","alternate_title":"STEPS 2015"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Ministry of Health","affiliation":""},{"name":"Kenya National Bureau of Statistics","affiliation":""}],"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"NCD Surveillance Team","affiliation":"World Health Organization","email":"ncdmonitoring@who.int","uri":"http:\/\/www.who.int\/ncds\/surveillance\/steps\/en\/"}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"STEPS","series_info":"This is the first STEPS conducted by Kenya."},"version_statement":{"version":"Public-use dataset"},"study_info":{"keywords":[{"keyword":"noncommunicable diseases","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"risk factors","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"health surveys","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"tobacco use","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"alcohol use","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"diet","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"nutrition","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"salt","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"physical activity","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"blood pressure","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"cervical cancer","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"overweight","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"obesity","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"diabetes","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"hypertension","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"cardiovascular disease","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"blood glucose","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"cholesterol","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"HDL cholesterol","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"oral health","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"violence and injury","vocab":"","uri":""}],"topics":[{"topic":"STEPS","vocab":"Survey","uri":""}],"abstract":"STEPS is a household-based survey to obtain core data on the established risk factors that determine the major burden of NCDs.","coll_dates":[{"start":"2015-04","end":"2015-06","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"Kenya","abbreviation":"KEN"}],"geog_coverage":"National","analysis_unit":"Individuals","universe":"Adults aged 18-69 years.","data_kind":"Sample survey data [ssd]","notes":"The following topics were included in the survey: tobacco use, alcohol consumption, diet, physical activity, history of raised blood glucose, history of raised blood pressure, history of raised total cholesterol, history of cardiovascular diseases, lifestyle advice, and cervical cancer screening.  Additionally, the following measures were taken: blood pressure, height, weight, waist circumference, hip circumference, heart rate, fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol. Finally, the following optional modules were included: oral health and violence and injury."},"method":{"data_collection":{"sampling_procedure":"A multi-stage cluster sample of households. One individual within the age range of the survey was selected per household. See p. 16 of report for further detail.","coll_mode":["Face-to-face [f2f]"],"sources":[{"name":"","origin":"","characteristics":""}],"coll_situation":"Cardiochek devices were used for all blood measures.","weight":"Analysis weights were calculated by taking the inverse of the probability of selection of each participant.  These weights were adjusted for differences in the age-sex composition of the sample population as compared to the target population.\n\nDifferent weight variables are available per Step:\nwStep1 - for interview data\nwStep2 - for physical measures\nwStep3 - for biochemical measures\nThis 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."},"analysis_info":{"response_rate":"A total of 6,000 households were sam\u00acpled, of which 4,754 gave consent for the next stages of the survey. This represents an overall response rate of 92 percent for households that were found occupied at the time of the fieldwork (after excluding dwellings that were vacant or had been destroyed).\nOf all the households that gave consent, a total of 4,500 eligible individuals were successfully interviewed for STEP 1, yielding a response rate of 95 percent. The response was slightly higher in rural areas (95.1%) than in urban areas (94.2%). Actual refusals accounted to only 2 percent of all eligible respondents."}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"contact":[{"name":"NCD Surveillance Team","affiliation":"World Health Organization","email":"ncdmonitoring@who.int","uri":"http:\/\/www.who.int\/ncds\/surveillance\/steps\/en\/"},{"name":"Division of NCDs","affiliation":"Ministry of Health","email":"","uri":""}],"cit_req":"Publications based on STEPS data should cite the survey report (if available) and acknowledge the data source in the following manner:\n\"This paper uses data from the [country] [year] STEPS survey, implemented by [implementing agency] with the support of the World Health Organization.\"","conditions":"The user undertakes: \n(1) to acknowledge the data source. \n(2) to share any planned publications with WHO prior to publication.\n(3) to offer co-authorship of any reports or publications using the survey results  to the coordinator of the survey.\n(4) to use the data for non-commercial, not-for-profit public health purposes only.","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."}}},"schematype":"survey"}