OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of socioeconomic status (SES) in chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and offer theoretical evidence for the prevention and control of NCDs. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey and structural equation modelling. SETTING Nationwide, China. PARTICIPANTS Female participants in the 2008 National Health Services Survey in China who were 15 years and older. RES...

Sains Malaysiana 50(3)(2021): 803-819http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2021-5003-21Health Beneficial Properties of Spirulina in Preventing Non-Communicable Diseases - The Green Metabolic Regulator from the Sea(Manfaat Kesihatan dalam Mencegah Penyakit Tidak Berjangkit Pengatur Metabolik Hijau dari Laut)SOPHIA OGECHI EKEUKU, IMA-NIRWANA SOELAIMAN, KOK-YONG CHIN*ABSTRACTSpirulina is a type cyanobact...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading health problem globally and generate high numbers of premature deaths and loss of quality of life. The aim here was to describe the major groups of causes of death due to NCDs and the ranking of the leading causes of premature death between 1990 and 2015, according to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2015 study estimates f...

In the context of the emerging recognition of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), it has never been more timely to explore the World Health Organization (WHO) strategic orientations on oral health in the WHO African region and to raise awareness of a turning point in the search for better oral health for everyone. The global initiative against NCDs provides a unique opportunity for the oral healt...

Because of the urbanization, demographic transition and influence of globalization, the lifestyle of people in many of the low and middle income countries (LMIC) is changing; heading to unhealthy dietary habit, physical inactivity and use of cigarette and alcohol. The lifestyle changes on the background of earlier malnutrition, inevitably leads to central obesity. This with the stressful situat...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are chronic conditions that cannot be transmitted from one person to another. These do not usually cause symptoms at first, but over time they can progress and damage the affected organ, leading complications or even death. A lack of public knowledge about NCDs is a major contributor deaths these diseases. To address this issue, series activities have been organ...

The forthcoming post-Millennium Development Goals era will bring about new challenges in global health. Low- and middle-income countries will have to contend with a dual burden of infectious and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Some of these NCDs, such as neoplasms, COPD, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, cause much health loss worldwide and are already widely recognised as doing so. Howev...

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BACKGROUND Multimorbidity in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a complex global healthcare challenge that is becoming increasingly prevalent. In Africa, comorbidity of communicable diseases and NCDs is also increasing. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the extent of multimorbidity among patients with NCDs in South African (SA) primary healthcare (PHC). METHODS A dataset obtained from a previous morb...

BACKGROUND The epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low and middle income countries (LMICs) is widely recognised as the next major challenge to global health. However, in many LMICs, infectious diseases are still prevalent resulting in a "double burden" of disease. With increased life expectancy and longevity with HIV, older adults may particularly be at risk of this double burden. H...