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Type of database: survey.

Primary purpose: To provide valuable, unique health data on Malta and Gozo, enabling evidence-based policy decisions and international comparisons to monitor trends and identify priorities.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Directorate for Health Information and Research; Ministry for Health.

Type of information: longitudinal. year; age; sex; region place of residence; employment status; education; self-perceived health; marital status; periodicity of physician consultation; screening; healthcare costs; self-reported prevalence of chronic diseases; length of stay; medical procedures; check-up examinations. The survey is conducted through two distinct questionnaires. The initial questionnaire addresses a diverse range of topics, including quality of life, well-being, nutrition, physical activity, body weight and height, as well as physical and mental health, disabilities, and the utilization of healthcare services and medications. The subsequent questionnaire delves into more personal lifestyle aspects, such as smoking habit, alcohol consumption, and drug consumption, cancer diagnosis. Click here to learn more (2019 survey); click here to learn more (2014 survey) and click here to learn more (2008 survey).

Available type of information: year; self-reported prevalence of chronic diseases; self-perceived health; age; sex; education; comorbidities; diagnosis; medical procedures. Click here to learn more.

Source of Information: Survey responses.

Data level: respondent level.

Available data level: national level.

Number of records: 4000 respondents.

Date range: 2008, 2014, 2020.

Cancer areas of interest: C00-C97: All cancer types. Click here to learn more.

Data access: partially publicly available. Click here to access. Data can be downloaded in the PDF format. Instructions to request data for restricted content click here to access.

Contact information: Click here to access.

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 '''Sponsor, manager or home institution:''' [[dataOwner::Directorate for Health Information and Research]]; [[dataOwner::Ministry for Health]].
-'''Type of information:''' [[databaseStructure::longitudinal]]. [[hasVariable::year]]; [[hasVariable::age]]; [[hasVariable::sex]]; [[hasVariable::region]] [[hasVariable::place of residence]]; [[hasVariable::employment status]]; [[hasVariable::education]]; [[hasVariable::self-perceived health]]; [[hasVariable::marital status]]; [[hasVariable::periodicity of physician consultation]]; [[hasVariable::screening]]; [[hasVariable::healthcare costs]]; [[hasVariable::self-reported prevalence of chronic diseases]]; [[hasVariable::length of stay]]; [[hasVariable::medical procedures]]; [[hasVariable::check-up examinations]]. The survey is conducted through two distinct questionnaires. The initial questionnaire addresses a diverse range of topics, including quality of life, well-being, nutrition, physical activity, body weight and height, as well as physical and mental health, [[hasVariable::comorbidities|disabilities]], and the utilization of healthcare services and medications. The subsequent questionnaire delves into more personal lifestyle aspects, such as [[hasVariable::smoking habit]], [[hasVariable::alcohol consumption]], and drug consumption, cancer [[hasVariable::diagnosis]]. [https://healthservices.gov.mt/en/dhir/Documents/Survey%20Documents%20(18Nov2019)/Questionnaire%20in%20Maltese.pdf Click here to learn more (2019 survey)]; [https://healthservices.gov.mt/en/dhir/Documents/EHIS%20MT%202014%20FULL%20QUESTIONNAIRE.pdf click here to learn more (2014 survey)] and [https://healthservices.gov.mt/en/dhir/Documents/quest_malt.pdf click here to learn more (2008 survey)].
+'''Type of information:''' [[databaseStructure::longitudinal]]. [[hasVariable::year]]; [[hasVariable::age]]; [[hasVariable::sex]]; [[hasVariable::region]] [[hasVariable::place of residence]]; [[hasVariable::employment status]]; [[hasVariable::education]]; [[hasVariable::self-perceived health]]; [[hasVariable::marital status]]; [[hasVariable::periodicity of physician consultation]]; [[hasVariable::screening]]; [[hasVariable::healthcare costs]]; [[hasVariable::self-reported prevalence of chronic diseases]]; [[hasVariable::length of stay]]; [[hasVariable::medical procedures]]; [[hasVariable::check-up examinations]]. The survey is conducted through two distinct questionnaires. The initial questionnaire addresses a diverse range of topics, including [[hasVariable::quality of life]], well-being, nutrition, physical activity, body weight and height, as well as physical and mental health, [[hasVariable::comorbidities|disabilities]], and the utilization of healthcare services and medications. The subsequent questionnaire delves into more personal lifestyle aspects, such as [[hasVariable::smoking habit]], [[hasVariable::alcohol consumption]], and drug consumption, cancer [[hasVariable::diagnosis]]. [https://healthservices.gov.mt/en/dhir/Documents/Survey%20Documents%20(18Nov2019)/Questionnaire%20in%20Maltese.pdf Click here to learn more (2019 survey)]; [https://healthservices.gov.mt/en/dhir/Documents/EHIS%20MT%202014%20FULL%20QUESTIONNAIRE.pdf click here to learn more (2014 survey)] and [https://healthservices.gov.mt/en/dhir/Documents/quest_malt.pdf click here to learn more (2008 survey)].
 '''Available type of information:''' [[availableVariable::year]]; [[availableVariable::self-reported prevalence of chronic diseases]]; [[availableVariable::self-perceived health]]; [[availableVariable::age]]; [[availableVariable::sex]]; [[availableVariable::education]]; [[availableVariable::comorbidities]]; [[availableVariable::diagnosis]]; [[availableVariable::medical procedures]]. [https://healthservices.gov.mt/en/dhir/Documents/Survey%20Documents%20(18Nov2019)/European%20Health%20Interview%20Survey%202019%202020%20Health%20Status%20Report.pdf Click here to learn more].