{"doc_desc":{"title":"BRN_2015_STEPS_v01_M","idno":"DDI_BRN_2015_STEPS_v01_M","producers":[{"name":"Melanie Cowan","abbreviation":"","affiliation":"World Health Organization","role":"Documentation of data"}],"prod_date":"2019-07-16","version_statement":{"version":"Version 1.0 (July 2019)."}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"BRN_2015_STEPS_v01","title":"STEPS 2015","alt_title":"STEPS 2015"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Ministry of Health","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 Brunei Darussalam."},"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":"triglycerides","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"HDL cholesterol","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"cancer screening","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":"2015-08","end":"2016-04","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"Brunei Darussalam","abbreviation":"BRN"}],"geog_coverage":"National","analysis_unit":"Individuals","universe":"Adults aged 18-69 years. The selection criteria were Brunei citizens or permanent residents aged 18 to 69 years with regular stay throughout the year, not pregnant or diagnosed with terminal or incapacitating illnesses.","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 cancer screening.  Additionally, the following measures were taken: blood pressure, height, weight, waist circumference, hip circumference, heart rate, fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, urinary sodium and urinary creatinine."},"method":{"data_collection":{"sampling_procedure":"Participants were randomly selected through 2 stages: (1) households were randomly selected from a list of available households in the district. Brunei has 4 districts; each of the 4 districts was used as the primary sampling unit. (2) One resident within each household (secondary sampling unit) was randomly selected via the Kish method.","coll_mode":"Face-to-face [f2f]","coll_situation":"Blood samples were drawn and analysed in a laboratory for the Step 3 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":"The response rate for step 1 was 53% (3808 out of 7229 participants)."}},"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\/"}],"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"}