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 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 Population Pyramid by Nationality 85+ 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 Age Group Female Male Male 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-4 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 Percentage of Population Qatari Males Non-Qatari Males Qatari Females Non-Qatari Females 3 4 5 6 7 Region of Residence Male Doha 46.2 Al Rayyan 37.4 Other Regions 16.4 Female 45.8 38.3 15.9 Qatari 30.4 49.1 20.5 NonQatari 56.2 30.5 13.3 Total 46.0 37.9 16.1 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 Qatar World Health Survey Risk Factors Background One person in the household asked questions about their risk behaviours Height and Weight measurements taken Smoking Nutrition Physical Activity Of individual Of a randomly selected child under 5 Blood pressure measurements and blood sample taken from the adult Blood chemistry analysed 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 Percentage smoking by age and sex 30 Male Percent Smoking 25 Female 20 15 10 5 0 18 to 19 20 to 29 30 to 39 40 to 49 Age Group 50 to 59 60 to 69 70+ 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 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 Childhood Obesity If household has a child under 5 this child was measured Number of households with a child under 5 did have a child’s measurements recorded Kish grid used if more than one child 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 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 Qatar World Health Survey Morbidity 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 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 Qatar World Health Survey Health State Valuation Domains 9 domains of health Mobility Self-care Pain and Discomfort Cognition Interpersonal Activities Breathing Sleep and Energy Affect Vision and Hearing 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 Qatar World Health Survey Health System Responsiveness 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 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! 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 Satisfaction with Health Care Services The Satisfaction with Health Care Services 70 61.77 60 50 40 30 20 18.88 8.18 10 9.06 2.1 0 Very Satisfied Satisfied Neither Satisfied nor Unsatisfied Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied