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Qatar World Health Survey

Qatar World Health Survey. Socio demographic Risk Factors Morbidity Health State Valuation Health System Responsiveness. Qatar World Health Survey. Socio demographic. Derived Variables. All tables use similar questions: Gender Nationality status

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Qatar World Health Survey

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  1. Qatar World Health Survey Socio demographic Risk Factors Morbidity Health State Valuation Health System Responsiveness

  2. Qatar World Health Survey Socio demographic

  3. Derived Variables • All tables use similar questions: • Gender • Nationality status • Taken from individual questionnaire – self-report • Age • Divided into groups • Wealth Quintile • Region • The 10 regions of Qatar were reduced to three: • Doha, Al Rayyan and all other

  4. Population Pyramid by Nationality

  5. Region of Residence

  6. Professions • A third of non-Qataris stated that they were professionals, compared with 23% of Qataris • The largest proportion of Qataris were clerks, with 30% • Females most likely to be professionals or clerks, with males spread more evenly between professionals, legislators, clerks or service workers

  7. Qatar World Health Survey Risk Factors

  8. Background • One person in the household asked questions about their risk behaviours • Smoking • Nutrition • Physical Activity • Height and Weight measurements taken • Of individual • Of a randomly selected child under 5 • Blood pressure measurements and blood sample taken from the adult • Blood chemistry analysed

  9. Smoking • 11% admitted to being a daily smoker • 2.6% to smoking, but not daily • Mainly males – almost 20% of males smoke an average of 16.5 units of tobacco a day • Qataris smoke a greater amount than non-Qataris if they are daily smokers • The average amount smoked increases with age • Most common use of tobacco is manufactured cigarettes

  10. Percentage smoking by age and sex

  11. Adult Obesity • Individual weighed and height taken • BMI calculated: • Weight/Height2 • Those with a BMI between 20 and 25 classified as normal weight • 25 to 30 are overweight • Over 30 are obese • Over 40 are morbidly obese

  12. Adult Obesity • Only a quarter of adults are in the normal weight range • 39% are overweight • 32% are obese • Qatari nationals are more likely to be obese – 40% are in this category • 28% of non-Qataris • Proportion of normal birth weight adults falls as age increases

  13. Childhood Obesity • If household has a child under 5 this child was measured • Kish grid used if more than one child • Number of households with a child under 5 did have a child’s measurements recorded • Lots of children under 1 year old omitted • Child’s BMI calculated from their height and weight and compared to WHO growth standards for a child the same age • Results are the z-scores away from a standard reference child • Positive z-scores indicate larger BMI then the reference, negative a smaller BMI • Scores above +2 indicate a very large BMI for their age • Scores below -2 indicate a very small BMI for their age

  14. Childhood Obesity Results • 43% of children within normal range • 16% are very large for their age • 13% very small • Qatari children less likely to be smaller than non-Qatari children • As the age of the child increases, they are more likely to be larger than the reference group of children

  15. Qatar World Health Survey Morbidity

  16. Blood Pressure • Average blood pressure at the higher end of normal • Higher for men than women • Increases with age • 14% have a high B.P. and can be diagnosed as hypertensive • Males much more likely than females to have a high B.P. • 15% of non-Qataris are hypertensive, compared to 13% of Qatari's • Hypertension increases with age, with 6% of 18 to 29 years olds and 47% of over 60’s with a high blood pressure

  17. Diabetes • Random Blood Sugar tests indicate that: • 6% of adults are classified as having diabetes • 10% are in the stage before diabetes with a raised level of sugar in the blood • Higher percentage of males and Qataris in the diabetic group • Diabetes and prediabetes increases with age

  18. Qatar World Health Survey Health State Valuation

  19. Domains • 9 domains of health • Mobility • Self-care • Pain and Discomfort • Cognition • Interpersonal Activities • Breathing • Sleep and Energy • Affect • Vision and Hearing

  20. General Health Rating • 87% said that they were very good or good • 11% moderate and 1.8% bad or very bad • Men gave themselves a higher rating than females – 49% in the very good category compared with 39% of women • Non-Qataris happier with their health than Qataris – 90% in top two categories while only 83% of Qataris • Satisfaction falls as age increases

  21. Qatar World Health Survey Health System Responsiveness

  22. Self-Assessed Health Respondents were asked to rate their health: ‘In general, how would you rate your health today?’ 5-point scale ranging from very good to very bad 44% very good; 43% good; 11% moderate; 1.5% bad; and 0.3% very bad Responsiveness tabulated with these responses

  23. Need for Health Care 66% of respondents needed any sort of health care in the last 3 years (out/inpatient) 99% of those who needed health care stated that they obtained it!

  24. Satisfaction with Health Care Patients were asked to rate the health care on seven different aspects: Waiting time Experience of greeting Explanations by health providers Involvement in decision making Privacy Freedom to choose health providers Cleanliness of rooms, including toilets

  25. Satisfaction with Health Care Services

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