ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Preventing Multimorbidity with Lifestyle Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa: A New Challenge for Public Health in Low and Middle-Income Countries.
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- Disparities in the Prevalence of Childhood Obesity-Related Comorbidities: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Prevalence and determinants of hypertension among people living with HIV in Ghana: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Frailty, multimorbidity, and polypharmacy: Proposal of the new concept of the geriatric triangle.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2025Review
- Sub-population identification of multimorbidity in sub-Saharan African populations.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Association of biochemical indicators with multimorbidity in 19,624 older adult individuals with chronic diseases: a study from Jindong District, Jinhua City, China.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The concordance between the Montreal cognitive assessment and the repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status as a cognitive screening tool in a south African community sample.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
- Study on the impact of rural public sports facilities and instructors on residents' participation in sports activities in China.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Bridging the Compliance Gap: An Assessment of Dietary and Physical Activity Adherence Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Kericho County, Kenya.Journal of diabetes research · 2025Article
- Latent class analysis of chronic disease co-occurrence, clustering and their determinants in India using Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) India Wave-2.Journal of global health · 2024Article
- Childhood Obesity and Its Comorbidities in High-Risk Minority Populations: Prevalence, Prevention and Lifestyle Intervention Guidelines.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Epigenetic aging in older people living with HIV in Eswatini: a pilot study of HIV and lifestyle factors and epigenetic aging.Clinical epigenetics · 2024Article
- HIV, multimorbidity, and health-related quality of life in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A population-based study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Epigenetic aging in older people living with HIV in Eswatini: a pilot study of HIV and lifestyle factors and epigenetic aging.Research square · 2023Article
- Solid Fuel Use and the Progression of Multimorbidity in Middle-Aged Chinese Participants: A Prospective Cohort Study.International journal of public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesLow and Middle-Income Countries are experiencing a fast-paced epidemiological rise in clusters of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, forming an imminent rise in multimorbidity. However, preventing multimorbidity has received little attention in LMICs, especially in Sub-Saharan African Countries.
methodsNarrative review which scoped the most recent evidence in LMICs about multimorbidity determinants and appropriated them for potential multimorbidity prevention strategies.
resultsMMD in LMICs is affected by several determinants including increased age, female sex, environment, lower socio-economic status, obesity, and lifestyle behaviours, especially poor nutrition, and physical inactivity. Multimorbidity public health interventions in LMICs, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa are currently impeded by local and regional economic disparity, underdeveloped healthcare systems, and concurrent prevalence of communicable and non-communicable diseases. However, lifestyle interventions that are targeted towards preventing highly prevalent multimorbidity clusters, especially hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, can provide early prevention of multimorbidity, especially within Sub-Saharan African countries with emerging economies and socio-economic disparity.
conclusionFuture public health initiatives should consider targeted lifestyle interventions and appropriate policies and guidelines in preventing multimorbidity in LMICs.
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