The Tamil Nadu STEPS Survey-2 to estimate the prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) risk factors has commenced across the State. This, according to public health experts, would help the State chalk out interventions to reduce the burden of NCD risk factors.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the WHO STEPwise approach to NCD risk factor surveillance (STEPS) is a simple, standardised method for collecting, analysing, and disseminating data on key NCD risk factors in countries.
STEPS Survey 2020 indicated a community prevalence of 33.9% for hypertension, 17.6% for diabetes, and control rate for hypertension (7.3%) and diabetes (10.8%) among patients put on treatment in Tamil Nadu, according to a government document.
