Desigualdades de gênero na mortalidade por doenças crônicas não transmissíveis no Brasil Gender inequalities in non communicable disease mortality Abstract The relative burden due to non com-municable diseases (NCD) is increasing worldwide and has been shown to be generally greater for men than women. The objective of this paper is to describe gender differences in NCD mortality rates and trend...

INTRODUCTION South Africa faces epidemics of HIV and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The aim of this study was to characterize the prevalence of non-communicable disease risk factors and depression, stratified by HIV status, in a community with a high burden of HIV. METHODS We conducted a home-based HIV counselling and testing study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa between November 2011 and J...

Non-communicable disease (NCD, hereinafter referred as chronic disease) accounts for 80% of total mortality from various causes in China, and has become a persistent global challenge. However, while there is a need to increase investment of resources for chronic disease prevention and control, the greater need is for a complete overhaul of the undeveloped traditional medical service system, to ...

The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted non-communicable disease (NCD) services in primary health care, and NCD is one of the comorbidities that increase mortality patients. Efforts to accelerate were carried out with focus on two programs: development integrated polyclinic training community workers (CHW) at Tanara Community Health Center (CHC) Banten. a continuous team-based service system from Pos...

The increase in cases of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) will significantly the burden on society and government because handling them requires a short time, large costs, high technology. NCD are not transmitted but deadly result individuals becoming less or productive NCDs can be prevented by controlling risk factors through early detection. Overall, this residency was carried out to provide ...

Low-income communities will within the next decades undergo rapid changes. The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as diabetes, cardio-vascular disease and cancer, will comprise an increasing proportion of the total disease burden. The results of projections indicate that the already constrained health systems will face a double burden of disease, in which HIV/AIDS and other common...

Paralleled with the rapid socio-economic development and demographic transition, an epidemic of non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) has emerged in China over the past three decades, resulting in increased disease and economic burdens. Over the past decade, with a political commitment of implementing universal health coverage, China has strengthened its primary healthcare system and increas...

Background: Risk factors of non-communicable disease (NCD) origin from early life, and exposure to environmental pollutant may be a predisposing factor. This study aimed to investigate the association of air quality index (AQI) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) with some NCD risk factors in a sample of Iranian children and adolescents. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was con...

INTRODUCTION Pakistan is currently facing the double burden of communicable (38%) and non- communicable diseases (49%) according to WHO NCD Country Profiles 2014. About 50% of all deaths are attributed to NCD's. The objective of this study was to determine the burden of non-communicable diseases in semi urban community of Islamabad. METHODS We carried a cross sectional study to estimate the b...

Described as the 'invisible epidemic', non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the world's leading cause of death. Most are caused by preventable factors, including poor diet, tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol and physical inactivity. Diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular and chronic lung diseases were responsible for 38 million (68%) of global deaths in 2012. Since 1990, proportionate NCD mortali...