INDIVIDUAL: Socio demographic and behavioural information (tobacco use, alcohol consumption, diet and physical activity); Tobacco use; Alcohol consumption; Low intake of fruit and vegetables; Diet high in salt; Physical inactivity; Physical measurements such as height, weight and blood pressure; Obesity; Raised fasting blood glucose; High levels of fat in the blood; Medical history; Cervical cancer screening; Biochemical measurements were collected to assess salt intake, blood glucose and cholesterol; Health care; Access to services.
This report summarises results of a rapid country scan on the agriculture-nutrition nexus in the
Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). Research included a desk review of accessible policies,
programmes and other documents, published and unpublished, as well as a field mission to RMI
from 11 to 30 December 2017. The mission allowed additional quantitative and qualitative data
gathering with interviews, site visits and a small seminar to debrief interviews, present
preliminary findings and discuss potential follow-up with some stakeholders.
The Tongan NCD Risk Factors STEPS survey was a nation wide cross sectional assessment of 18 to 64 year olds carried out in from 12th of March to the 5th of May 2017 using WHO STEPS surveillance methodology and instruments.