Background
The WHO STEPwise approach to Surveillance is a simple, standardized method for collecting, analysing and disseminating data in WHO member countries.
The escalating level of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents is of particular concern, given the fact that changes in food habits are evident in all Eastern Mediterranean countries. Source: WHO EMRO Website
Project summary
Non-communicable diseases are the major causes of mortality and morbidity for Palestinians; responsible for 68.5% of all deaths in 2020. Between 2010 and 2020, there was a marked increase in the incidence of cancer from 53.7 per 100,000 populations to 115.8 per 100,000 population, respectively.
Per WHO recommendation we will conduct another STEPs survey as the first one was conducted in 2010/2011. This survey responds to the need for comprehensive, updated, and representative baseline data on the prevalence of NCD risk factors in order to develop appropriate interventions for effective prevention and control of NCDs before they overwhelm the country's health services and scarce resources. The study will be done in close collaboration with the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health.
The target population consists of all Palestinian individuals aged 18 to 69 years, who have been living in Palestine for at least 12 months. We will use a three-stage stratified cluster sampling to select a random sample of 8784 adults from 549 enumeration areas; 3040 from the West Bank, and 2560 from the Gaza Strip. we will disseminate results at the region, age group level, and sex. Data will be collected from 2 separate regions, West Bank and Gaza.
Based on the study, we will be able to determine the prevalence of behavioral risk factors: tobacco use, excess sugar and salt intake, unhealthy diet, alcohol use, physical inactivity, sleep disturbances, and mental health among the Palestinian population, estimate the prevalence of hypertension, raised blood cholesterol, overweight and obesity, diabetes and kidney diseases, and assess the socio-demographic status and correlate with risk behavior.
STEPS in Palestine - summary
The Palestinian National Institute of Public Health in partnership with the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization, implemented the second national survey of risk factors of noncommunicable diseases (STEPS 2022 survey) between August -November 2022.
The population-based cross-sectional household survey targeted Palestinians between the ages of 18-69 years. The random sample was selected by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics from the randomly selected 525 enumeration areas in the West Bank (excluding J1) and the Gaza Strip. The final sample size was 5503 adults: 2,962 adults in the West Bank, and 2,541 adults in the Gaza Strip, with a response rate of 95.3%.
نفذت وزارة الصحة الفلسطيني وبالشراكة مع المعهد الوطني الفلسطيني للصحة العامة ومنظمة الصحة العالمية المسح الثاني الوطني المتدرج لعوامل الخطورة المسببة للأمراض المزمنة ومدى انتشارها في فلسطين خلال الفترة الممتدة بين (آب 2022- تشرين الثاني 2022). وقد استهدف المسح الأسري المقطعي المستند الى السكان ،المواطنين الذين تتراوح أعمارهم بين 18-69 عاما ، وقد تمت الدراسة بالتعاون مع جهاز الأحصاء المركزي الذي قام بسحب العينة العشوائية والتدريب على الية سحب العينة التي بلغت 5503 بالغا، من 525 منطقة تعداد سكاني في الضفة الغربية ( بما فيها القدس J2 ) وقطاع غزة، منها 2,962 بالغا في الضفة الغربية، و2,541 بالغا في قطاع غزة، بنسبة إستجابة بلغت 95.3%.
