ArticleAfrican journal of primary health care & family medicine2017
The noncommunicable disease outcomes of primary healthcare screening in two rural subdistricts of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
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- Associations between body mass index, waist circumference, waist circumference to-height ratio, and hypertension in an Algerian adult population.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
- The prevalence and contextual correlates of non-communicable diseases among inter-provincial migrants and non-migrants in South Africa.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Nurses' Experiences in Managing Cardiovascular Disease in Selected Rural and Peri-Urban Clinics in Limpopo Province, South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Heavy Disease Burden of High Systolic Blood Pressure During 1990-2019: Highlighting Regional, Sex, and Age Specific Strategies in Blood Pressure Control.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Article
- Pitfalls of Single Measurement Screening for Diabetes and Hypertension in Community-Based Settings.Global heart · 2021Article
- Innovative Implementation Strategies for Hypertension Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: a Narrative Review.Current hypertension reports · 2020Review
- Tuberculosis non-communicable disease comorbidity and multimorbidity in public primary care patients in South Africa.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2018Article
- Detection, referral and control of diabetes and hypertension in the rural Eastern Cape Province of South Africa by community health outreach workers in the rural primary healthcare project: Health in Every Hut.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundMiddle and lower income countries are challenged with a double burden of disease: while still coping with the onslaught of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and increasing levels of tuberculosis (TB), there is a considerable increase in the level of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The poor are especially disadvantaged and are at an increased risk for NCDs. Adequate healthcare resources for this environment can only be allocated once the extent and exact nature of the problem is determined.Aim and setting: The aim of this study was to collect demographic and NCD-related data in the poorest community of the poorest province of South Africa in order to determine the extent of the problem and advise on allocation of resources accordingly.
methodsData were collected via a household primary health screening process, which included taking anthropometric measurements, blood pressure and blood glucose and referring to clinics for further testing and treatment where necessary.
resultsIt was found that the population screened was generally older, consisted of women, and had a high incidence of obesity and hypertension. Of note was the fact that in those without known hypertension, close to 40% of individuals had possible newly diagnosed hypertension. This increased with increase in age and body mass index (BMI). The total prevalence of diabetes was close to 5%, but possible new diabetes was considerably lower at approximately 1%.
conclusionIn this rural area of the Eastern Cape, South Africa, undiagnosed hypertension is a major concern and renewed efforts at detection and control are warranted.
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