BACKGROUND Chronic diseases, primarily cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, diabetes and cancer, are the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where communicable disease prevalence still outweighs that of non-communicable disease (NCDs), rates of NCDs are rapidly rising and evidence for primary healthcare approaches for these emerging NCDs is need...

The growing concerns over the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among individuals with HIV are widely documented. management patients both NCDs and is equally contested. Several studies show that nationwide system-wide integration care services would benefit patients. However, effects integrations unclear. study therefore sought to achieve three main objectives. determine perceptio...

Chronic diseases in most cases belong to the category of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which are the main cause of mortality globally. Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cancer are the four NCDs responsible for 82% of NCD deaths. Prevention of NCDs implies health promotion activities that encourage healthy lifestyle and limit the initial onset of ch...

INTRODUCTION Little is known about the prevalence and predictors of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) of older adults in South Africa. This study aims to investigate the self-reported prevalences of major chronic NCDs and their predictors among older South Africans. METHODS We conducted a national population-based cross-sectional survey with a sample of 3,840 individuals aged 50 years ...

HIV infection, a communicable disease, and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are among the major health concerns worldwide. An estimated 33 million people live with HIV, two-thirds of them in sub-Saharan Africa, where threefourths of all AIDS-related deaths occur (1). Illness and death from NCDs exceed these numbers. In 2008, the last year for which figures are available, 36 million deaths were a...

Confronting the global non-communicable diseases (NCDs) crisis requires a critical mass of scientists who are well versed in regional health problems and understand the cultural, social, economic, and political contexts that influence the effectiveness of interventions. Investments in global NCD research must be accompanied by contributions to local research capacity. The National Institutes of...

Improved life expectancy by almost 15-20 years in average and reduced infant mortality has been recorded due to unprecedented improvements in public health in recent time. Advances in preventive measurement, medical diagnosis, superior treatment regimes, economic growth and better public policies have been a part of the 21st century industrialisation and urbanization process. The changes in lif...

Despite continued research and growing public awareness, the incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCD) continues to accelerate. While a person may have a genetic predisposition to certain NCDs, the rapidly changing epidemiology of NCDs points to the importance of environmental, social, and behavioural determinants of health. Specifically, three lifestyle behaviours expose children to importa...

Background: Health outcomes are closely influenced by health literacy levels. In most cases, lower levels have been found to be related higher prevalence and incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs)–including cardiovascular cerebrovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, hypertension, other chronic respiratory diseases. Despite this wealth knowledge on the relationship between NCDs, previous s...

OBJECTIVE This paper reflected on the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes in Bangladesh, which is spreading rapidly in low-income countries. The rationale of constructing more health centers for addressing NCDs was assessed in this paper by determining the relationship between prevalence of NCDs, particularly hypertension and diabetes, and distance to health facilities. METHODS From BDHS ...