Evaluating the cascade of care for hypertension in Sierra Leone

TJM Geraedts, D Boateng… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the care for hypertension in Sierra Leone, by the use of a cascade‐of‐
care approach, to identify where the need for healthcare system interventions is greatest …

Double and triple burden of non‐communicable diseases and its determinants among adults in Bangladesh: Evidence from a recent demographic and health survey

MA Al‐Zubayer, B Ahammed, MA Sarder… - … Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Globally, non‐communicable diseases (NCDs) are a significant public health
problem. NCDs are the leading cause of death in Bangladesh. This study aimed to estimate …

[HTML][HTML] Information on nosocomial infections in the mainstream media: an opinion document

E Bouza, S Alonso, A Asensio, G De Juan… - Revista Española de …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This paper seeks to explore the reasons for the low impact of nosocomial infection in the
mainstream media and the responsibilities of physicians and journalists in terms of this …

Proactive prevention: Act now to disrupt the impending non-communicable disease crisis in low-burden populations

B Njuguna, SL Fletcher, C Akwanalo, KP Asante… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention efforts have traditionally targeted high-risk
and high-burden populations. We propose an alteration in prevention efforts to also include …

How to make services adolescent friendly? A cross-sectional study on awareness of adolescent friendly health clinics in Central India

S Bali, A Chatterjee, RS Nagi, S Gupta… - Journal of Family …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: India's flagship program on adolescent health–Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya
Karyakram (RKSK) emphasises the importance of strengthening Adolescent Friendly Health …

A stakeholder analysis of noncommunicable diseases' multisectoral action plan in Bangladesh

RM Elfarra - WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Evidence shows that noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are highly preventable by
addressing the common risk factors embedded within and outside the health sector …

Spatial heterogeneity of malaria in Ghana: a cross-sectional study on the association between urbanicity and the acquisition of immunity

C Frank, R Krumkamp, N Sarpong, P Sothmann… - Malaria journal, 2016 - Springer
Background Malaria incidence has declined considerably over the last decade. This is partly
due to a scale-up of control measures but is also attributed to increasing urbanization. This …

[HTML][HTML] Non-communicable diseases week: best practices in addressing the NCDs Burden from Tanzania

BJ Njiro, JE Ngowi, HP Ndumwa, D Amani… - Annals of Global …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Five million people die every year from non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
globally. In Tanzania, more than two-thirds of deaths are NCD-related. The country is …

Level of adequate knowledge of non-communicable diseases and associated factors among adult residents of North Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia: a Mixed …

E Legesse, T Nigussie, D Girma, LA Geleta… - Frontiers in public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are currently the leading cause of
morbidity and mortality, posing significant challenges to global healthcare systems …

Media Use and the Motivational Factors for Preventing Communicable Diseases among African Immigrants in the United States

N Muturi, B Issaka - Howard Journal of Communications, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
African immigrants in the United States have contributed to a culturally and linguistically
diverse US population. This also implies an increase in health disparities as minority …