1. Trainee Intern Suzianna Raza
STEPS SURVEY
Trainee Intern Suzianna Raza

2. What Is Steps?
Set of questionnaires used by WHO to find out prevalence and risk factors of NCD
3 steps-questions about lifestyle/ measurements/blood tests
Form of surveillance system that helps monitor the trends of NCD

3. STEPS 2002
15-64
Feb-may 2002
Prevalence
Risk factors
6783

4. VSHC
2600
25-64yrs
NCD intervention

5. 2002
2012
VSHC(2012)
Overweight/obese
58.5%
66.9%
60.51%
Average BMI
26.8
27.9
27.34
Average BP
126.0/73.3
128.4/79.4
129.29/83.19
Inc.BP
24.2%
31%
33.64%
Inc.RBS
19.6%
29.6%
28.67%
5 servings of fruits/veg
66% <1 serving fruits
26% <1 vegetables
85%
94%

6. 18% 2002 (Fiji) 2012 VSHC (2012) Tobacco use daily 17.5% 16.6%
Average age of starting smoking
22.2
20.07
20.8
% who smoke manufactured cigarettes
77.7%
78.3%
74.7%
% alcohol consumption
21.6%
30.6%
30.88%
Kava Consumption
59.6%
58.9%
48.71%

7. Conclusion increase in the overall prevalence of NCD
Better strategies to tackle this

8. THE END