ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2016
Prevalence of non-communicable diseases and their risk factors at a semi-urban community, Pakistan.
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- Frequency of Medication Non-compliance in Hypertensive Patients Presenting with Stroke: A Case-control Study.Cureus · 2019Article
- Correlation between Glycated Hemoglobin and Triglyceride Level in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Cureus · 2017Article
- Integrating Community Perspectives to Improve Healthcare Interventions: A Qualitative Analysis of Focus Group Discussions for Students-Led Clinics in Karachi.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
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Abstract
introductionPakistan 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.
methodsWe carried a cross sectional study to estimate the burden of non-communicable diseases in an urban setting, a community based cross sectional survey covering 1210 households was carried out over a period of three months. Households were selected through consecutive non-probability sampling, among which adult females and males who were permanent resident of the community were interviewed through a structured questionnaire in urdu language. SPSS version 21 was used to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics were calculated.
resultsAbout 38.7% individuals had High BP / IHD, 34.4% had oro-dental health problems, 24.3% were physically disabled and 14.6% had diabetes. Among the risk factors, 48.2% were tobacco user, 13.60% were drug abuser and 1.8% alcoholics.
conclusionWe conclude that the prevalence of non-communicable diseases is quite high in the above setting as compared to the National indicators, which demands timely intervention to curtail the existing burden of NCD.
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