Prevalence of risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh: Results from STEPS survey 2010

• Published in: Indian journal of public health Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 17 - 25
• Main Authors: Zaman, MohammadMostafa, Rahman, Md. Mujibur, Rahman, Md. Ridwanur, Bhuiyan, MahfuzurRahman, Karim, Md. Nazmul, Chowdhury, Md. AbdulJalil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 2016; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Adult; Alcohol; Alcoholic beverages; Bangladesh; Bangladesh - epidemiology; Blood pressure; Body size; Chronic diseases; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data collection; Demographic aspects; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Diagnosis; Disease prevention; epidemiology; Female; Fruits; Households; Humans; Hypertension; Hypertension - epidemiology; India; Male; noncommunicable diseases (NCDs); Noncommunicable Diseases - epidemiology; Obesity; Obesity - epidemiology; population; Prevalence; Prevalence studies (Epidemiology); Primary care; Quartiles; Questionnaires; Risk analysis; Risk Factors; Risk management; Rural areas; Smoking; survey; Surveys and Questionnaires; Tobacco; Urban areas; Womens health; Bangladesh; India

Nationally representative data on noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors are lacking in Bangladesh. This study was done to determine the prevalence of common risk factors for major NCDs among men and women of rural and urban areas of Bangladesh. This survey was done with 9,275 individuals aged 2...