Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit Non-Communicable Disease Survey data, 2013-2017

Abstract

Here we describe a dataset from a cross-sectional survey carried out by the Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit, to describe the burden and determinants of hypertension, diabetes and lipid disorders in rural and urban Malawi. Data were collected between May 2013 and April 2017 through face-to-face data capture in participant’s homes in the Karonga district in northern Malawi (n=13,904) and Area 25 in the capital Lilongwe in the central region (n=16,660). Data collected included sections on demographic data, marital status and spouse information, household socio-economic status, smoking, indoor smoke exposure, alcohol use, diets, physical activity, pregnancy, medical history and family medical history. All blood samples were tested for glucose, lipids, electrolytes and full blood count. Data are available to researchers on reasonable request.