Report of the 2019 global school-based student health survey in Viet Nam

Overview

The Global School-based Student Health Survey (‎GSHS)‎ is designed to help countries measure and assess behavioural risk factors among students aged 13–17 years. Viet Nam conducted its first GSHS in 2013 and the second survey in 2019. This report described results of the Viet Nam GSHS 2019 which explored health behaviours among students between grades 8 and 12 in the country and the trends of these factors since 2013. The survey topics included dietary behaviours, hygiene, mental health, physical activity, protective factors, sexual behaviours, substance use (‎alcohol, tobacco and drug)‎, violence and unintentional injury and vision screening.