The application of behavioral risk factor surveillance system in China
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2015.09.023
- VernacularTitle:国内行为危险因素监测系统应用
- Author:
Aidi ZHANG
;
Xiao WANG
;
Jin YAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Behavioral risk factor;
Surveillance;
Prevention healthcare
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2015;24(9):854-856
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To review the contents and effects of behavioral risk factor surveillance system (BRFSS) and analyzed the application of BRFSS,citizens' health condition and its related risk factors in China.Then summarize the related problems in using BRFSS.Methods The literatures about Chinese research of BRFSS were searched from four databases in China,and a qualitative analysis was conducted.Results 18 case control or cohort studies were involved in the final qualitative analysis,the results showed that there was a positive tendency of people' s health related knowledge.However,people' s improvement of health behavior was at a slow speed,and the most popular health related risk factors consisted of smoking,alcohol drinking,lack of physical exercise,unbalanced diets,overweight,etc.Conclusion By using BRFSS,people' s health status and related risk factors could be accessed with flexibility timely and accurately.Thus can make great contributions for accessing,analyzing and tracking health status and health behavior of the population,finding the targeted population and evaluating effectiveness of health intervention,and this will also be helpful for the performance of health promotion programs and formulation of health policy.In addition,new technologies should be added into survey approaches and guarantee of data quality.
