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12/16/2014
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Occurred on Wednesday (10/12), at the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, the release of the first volume of the National Health Survey (PNS), a partnership of the Ministry of Health with Fiocruz and the IBGE. The household survey, done at the national level, brings a sample of 80 000 homes and is part of the Integrated Household Surveys (SIPD). The sample contains regional cutouts of Brazil, the major regions, the units of the Federation, State capitals and the Federal District. The information is presented by gender, age socioeconomic and educational level. The National Health Survey shows that 57.4 million Brazilians (40% of the population) have at least one chronic non-communicable disease (NCD) - such as diabetes, hypertension, chronic back pain, cholesterol and depression, among others. Not by chance, these diseases account for more than 72% of the causes of deaths in Brazil and are associated with risk factors such as smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, overweight, high cholesterol, low fruit and vegetables and physical inactivity.
The National Survey of Health shows that 57.4 million Brazilians (40% of the population) have at least one chronic non-communicable disease (NCD) - such as diabetes, hypertension, chronic pain nacoluna, cholesterol and depression, among other
The Health Minister Arthur Chioro, talked about the importance of research and what it stands for health in Brazil. He emphasized the importance of NSP: "We can see the power of this information for monitoring health conditions, strategies for prevention and health promotion Much of this information is already striking up by the Brazilian population aging process, but as they say. about the lifestyle, they also show us how we can grow old in the future. "
The president of IBGE, Wasmália Bivar, made a special thanks to the Institute staff, she said, "tireless in network collection and analysis of data Search". She also highlighted the relationship with the Ministry of Health: "The partnership with MS has been growing and has produced consistent results," he said.
Population profile
A significant reduction in the number of smokers, which jumped 18.5% of adults, according to the Special Research IBGE Tobacco (PETab) held in 2008 to 14.7% pointed in the PNS. Another fact that stands out is that 24% of adults drank alcoholic beverages once a week or more, and of this total, 24.3% admitted to leading car or motorcycle after ingesting alcoholic beverages.
Healthy eating does not seduce the population - 37.3% of the population consumed fruits and vegetables in the range recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Corroborating the fact, 37.2% of adults consume meat or chicken with excess fat. The survey also showed that 66.1% of Brazilians rated their health as good or very good, with a high in the Southeast - 71.5%.
Health Minister made a point of commenting on the research. For him, "with the information that emerged from the PNS, will be decisive to continue the health policies, analyze the impact of the measures being implemented and others that will be taken from the set of information brought by PNS". To Chioro, health information and life of the population will be translated through promotion and prevention health policies, not only for the NHS, but also "for the private health system and the Brazilian society."
Célia Landmann Szwarcwald, coordinator of the PNS, talked about the fact see the survey: ". Now, seeing the data, the dream is realized in part still missing part of the analysis and dissemination of the rest of the search," he said. The analysis will be done in conjunction with researchers from Icict, the National School of technical areas of the Ministry of Health and IBGE.
The researcher pointed out that "the survey provides a baseline for monitoring very important indicators of health, which will be updated every five years. We are having a profile now and after the implementation of health research, and have another we can see the changes and what is improving or not. "Chioro concluded by emphasizing that the National Health Survey "is referential and strategic to the planning and the conduct of more appropriate health policies to country needs."
Also present at the launching ceremony, Deborah Malta, the Department of Health Situation Analysis, the Ministry of Health also survey coordinator by MS; Roberta Caixeta, advisor for Tobacco Control, the Pan American Health Organization; Lorna Inglês, Deputy Director Smoking and Health of the United States Office; Brandon Talley, deputy director of Operations Control Initiatives Program Tobacco CDC Foundation (USA), among others.
The complete version, with data from the National Health Survey, can be accessed here.
Source: Agency FioCruz
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