Quality Assessment of Data on Hypertension Control in the WHO MONICA Project

Table 3. Comparison of the standard MONICA data transfer format on awareness of high blood pressure (HIBP) and use of antihypertensive medication (DRUGS) with the questionnaires actually used in the MCCs (see Section 3)
RUA HIBP DRUGS
Initial Middle Final Initial Middle Final
AUS-NEWa 2 2 1 2 2* 2
AUS-PERa 2 2 2 2 2 4
AUS-PERb snd 2 2 snd 2 4
BEL-CHAa 1 1 . 2* 2* .
BEL-GHEa 1 1 . 2* 2* .
BEL-LUXa . snd snd . snd snd
CAN-HALa 2 snd 1 2 snd 2
CHN-BEIa 1 1 1 1 1 1
CZE-CZEa 1 1 1 1 1 1
DEN-GLOa 2 2 2 3 3 3
FIN-KUOa 2 2 2 4 4 4
FIN-NKAa 2 2 2 4 4 4
FIN-TULa 2 2 2 4 4 4
FRA-LILa 1 snd 1 1 snd 1
FRA-STRa 2 snd 1 2 snd 1
FRA-TOUa 2 1 1 1 1 1
GER-AURa 1 1 1 1 1 1
GER-AUUa 1 1 1 1 1 1
GER-BERa 1 1 snd 4 4 snd
GER-BREa 3 3 3 4 4 4
GER-BREb snd 3 3 snd 4 4
GER-COTa 1 1 snd 4 4 snd
GER-EGEb 1 1 1 4 4 4
GER-ERFa 1 1 3 4 4 4
GER-HACa 1 1 snd 4 4 snd
GER-KMSa 1 1 snd 4 4 snd
GER-RDMc 1 snd snd 4 snd snd
GER-RHNa 1 snd snd 2 snd snd
RUA HIBP DRUGS
Initial Middle Final Initial Middle Final
HUN-BUDa 0 2 snd 2 2 snd
HUN-PECa 0 0 snd 0 0 snd
ICE-ICEa 0 1 1 4 1 1
ISR-TELa 3 snd snd 4 snd snd
ITA-BRIa 1 1 1 1 1 1
ITA-FRIa 1 1 1 1 1 1
ITA-LATa 1 snd snd 1 snd snd
LTU-KAUa 1 1 1 4 4 4
MLT-MLTa 2 snd snd 4 snd snd
NEZ-AUCa 2 snd 1 2 snd 2
POL-TARa 1 1 1 1 1 1
POL-WARa 1 1 1 2 2 1
ROM-BUCa 1 snd snd 1 snd snd
RUS-MOCa 1 1 1 1 1 1
RUS-MOIa 1 1 1 1 1 1
RUS-MOIb 1 snd snd 1 snd snd
RUS-NOCa 1 1 1 3 1 1
RUS-NOCb 1 snd snd 3 snd snd
RUS-NOIa 1 1 1 3 1 1
SPA-CATa 1 1 1 1 1 1
SWE-GOTa 1 1 1 2 2 2
SWE-NSWa 1 1 1 1 1 1
SWI-TICa 1 1 1 1 1 1
SWI-VAFa 1 1 1 1 1 1
UNK-BELa 1 1 1 1 1 1
UNK-GLAa 1 1 1 2 2 2
USA-STAa 1 1 1 3 3 2
YUG-NOSa 2 1 1 4 1 1
RUA HIBP DRUGS
Initial Middle Final Initial Middle Final

Key: snd = survey not done, . = missing data

HIBP:
1 = Standard transfer format
2 = "Have you ever been told that you have ---?", not mentioned "by a doctor or other public health worker".
3 = "Did you suffer or ever suffer from---?", not mentioned "have been told by ---".
0 = HIBP not asked

DRUGS:
1 = Standard transfer format
2 = "Are you taking drugs for hypertension now?", not mentioned in the last two weeks.
2* = "Are you on treatment for high blood pressure now?"
3 = "Are you taking drugs for high blood pressure in the last week?"
4 = Other
0 = DRUGS not asked