Global Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance

The behavioral risk factor surveillance system.

The Hawaii Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

2 Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge the adult residents of Hawaii who voluntarily participated in the HBRFSS. Without their participation this report as well as other studies derived from HBRFSS would not have been made possible. We would also like to thank staff at the Department of Health especially Dr. Alvin T. Onaka, Chief of Office of Health Status Monitoring (OHSM) and OHSM sta...

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women in Jordan: Findings from the Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System - 2007

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Jordan. Age standardized incidence rate for cervical cancer has been estimated at 3.6 per 100,000 women. This report presents the results of breast and cervical cancer screening practicesamong a nationally representative sample of Jordanian women aged 35 years or above. Method: We used data from the third Jordan Behavioural Ri...

Mapping HIV/STI behavioural surveillance in Europe

BACKGROUND Used in conjunction with biological surveillance, behavioural surveillance provides data allowing for a more precise definition of HIV/STI prevention strategies. In 2008, mapping of behavioural surveillance in EU/EFTA countries was performed on behalf of the European Centre for Disease prevention and Control. METHOD Nine questionnaires were sent to all 31 member States and EEE/EFTA...

Behavioural surveillance: the value of national coordination.

Behavioural surveillance programmes have enabled the description of population patterns of risk behaviours for STI and HIV transmission and aid in the understanding of how epidemics of STI are generated. They have been instrumental in helping to refine public health interventions and inform the targeting of sexual health promotion and disease control strategies. The formalization and coordinati...