Knowledge of dietary and behaviour-related determinants of non-communicable disease in urban Senegalese women

AbstractObjectiveTo assess knowledge of dietary and behaviour-related determinants of non-communicable disease (NCD) of urban Senegalese women.DesignA cross-sectional, population study using an interviewer-administered knowledge questionnaire, developed and validated for this study. The questionnaire consisted of 24 items with six scores measuring knowledge of: (1) diet- and behaviour-related causes of NCD; (2) diet quality–NCD relationship; (3) fruit and vegetable link with NCD; (4) health consequences of obesity; (5) causes of cardiovascular disease (CVD); and (6) causes of certain cancers.SubjectsA random sample of 301 women aged 20–50 years.ResultsThe knowledge scores developed suggest that the health consequences of obesity (mean score of 65.4%) were best understood followed by causes of CVD (mean score of 60.6%), because obesity, smoking, high blood cholesterol and dietary fat were well recognised as risk factors for CVD. Subjects scored least for their knowledge of the protective effect of fruit and vegetables (mean score of 19.9%). Knowledge of causes of certain cancers (mean score of 36.1%) was also low. Women who worked outside the home had better knowledge for two scores but otherwise no relationship was found between knowledge and literacy, formal education or body mass index.ConclusionsFindings suggest reasonable overall knowledge concerning diet and behaviour with NCD, especially given the relatively new context of the obesity epidemic in Senegal. However, there was poor knowledge of the benefit of eating fruit and vegetables and other preventable causes of certain cancers. Education targeting the benefits of vegetables and fruit may have the greatest impact on NCD prevention.

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Association of uric acid with metabolic parameters and obesity

Nutrition & Food Science ◽

10.1108/nfs-01-2020-0003 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 50 (6) ◽

pp. 1241-1254

Author(s):

Marjan Mahdavi-Roshan ◽

Mina Movahedian ◽

Hamed Kord Varkaneh ◽

Arsalan Salari ◽

Melahat Sedanur Macit ◽

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Keyword(s):

Uric Acid ◽

Serum Uric Acid ◽

Communicable Disease ◽

Adult Population ◽

Elevated Serum ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Metabolic Parameters ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Content Type ◽

Non Communicable Disease

Purpose Recent studies have shown that hyperuricemia is a predictor of non-communicable disease and an increment of mortality rate. Also, elevated serum uric acid may be associated with obesity in the adult population. This study aims to evaluate the association between serum uric acid levels with metabolic parameters and risk of obesity in the Iranian population. Design/methodology/approach The cross-sectional study was done on 550 participants, who were referred to a hospital for elective angiography in Rasht, Iran; anthropometric indices (waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI)) and hematological factors were measured using the standard approaches. Based to the angiography results, the severity of atherosclerosis was defined. Findings The mean (SD) concentration of serum uric acid for all participants was 5.15 (1.37) mg/dl. Individuals who were at the highest tertile had higher mean (SD) of weight (p = 0.004), creatinine and blood urea nitrogen (p < 0.001) lower fasting blood sugar (FBS) (p = 0.000) and HbA1c (p = 0.016), and they were mostly men compared with those in the lowest tertile. After adjusting for confounders, FBS (ß = –0.145, p = 0.001) and HbA1c (%) (ß = –0.130, p = 0.019) had inverse and weight (ß = 0.156, p = 0.001) had direct association with serum uric acid. After adjustment for additionally potential confounders subjects in the highest tertile of serum uric acid had 92 per cent higher chance of obesity compared with subjects in the lowest tertile (OR 1.92; 95 per cent CI 1.13, 3.23). Originality/value The present study has concluded that increase serum uric acid related to high risk of obesity and low mean of FBS and HbA1c.

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Correction: Equity in access to non-communicable disease medicines: a cross-sectional study in Kenya

BMJ Global Health ◽

10.1136/bmjgh-2018-000828corr1 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. e000828corr1

Keyword(s):

Communicable Disease ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Equity In Access ◽

Non Communicable Disease

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Socioeconomic inequalities in non-communicable disease risk factors in Botswana: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-019-7405-x ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Mpho Keetile ◽

Kannan Navaneetham ◽

Gobopamang Letamo ◽

Serai Daniel Rakgoasi

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Disease Risk ◽

Communicable Disease ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Socioeconomic Inequalities ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Non Communicable Disease

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Assesssment of Health Facilities for Implementation of Package of Essential Non-communicable Disease in Nepal: Baseline Study in Kailali and Ilam District

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council ◽

10.3126/jnhrc.v16i2.20301 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 149-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Binod Kumar Aryal ◽

Mohammad Daud ◽

Ambika Thapa ◽

Anita Mahotra ◽

Sudip Ale Magar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Workers ◽

Communicable Disease ◽

Action Plan ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Health Facilities ◽

Essential Medicines ◽

World Health ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Baseline Study ◽

Non Communicable Disease

Background: Non-communicable Diseases are an alarming public health emergency in Nepal. Owing to the risk of NCD’s in Nepal, Government of Nepal has developed a Multisectoral Action Plan for Non-communicable Disease 2014-2020 and has adopted the World Health Organization Package of Essential Non-communicable Disease protocol. Prior for its implementation in Nepal, baseline study has been carried out to assess the status of health facilities in Nepal.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in Kailali and Ilam district encompassing a total of 92 health facilities. A set of structured questionnaire and interview guideline was used to obtain the data. Collected data was transferred to Microsoft Excel, cleaned and analyzed in SPSS 16.0. Descriptive analysis was performed to express the frequencies and relative frequencies Results: Of the total health facilities, 49 and 43 health facilities of Ilam and Kailali were interviewed. The hospital of Ilam consisted all the procedure, equipment and medicine for the management of NCDs whilst, health posts lacked Oxygen services. Only 592 posts were fulfilled out of 704 sanctioned post in both the districts of which only 161 were trained in management of NCDs. Atotal of 231 patients were diagnosed with NCDs before the day of study in all the health facilities of both districts. Conclusions: Study reveals the gaps in capacity of health institution and system in terms of training, supply, equipments, and diagnostics. However, training of health workers, supply of essential medicines and improvising the service delivery would supplement the effective implementation of PEN in Nepal.

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Clustering of risk factors for non-communicable disease and healthcare expenditure in employees with private health insurance presenting for health risk appraisal: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/1471-2458-13-1213 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Tracy L Kolbe-Alexander ◽

Jaco Conradie ◽

Estelle V Lambert

Keyword(s):

Private Health Insurance ◽

Healthcare Expenditure ◽

Communicable Disease ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Risk Appraisal ◽

Health Risk Appraisal ◽

Clustering Of Risk Factors ◽

Non Communicable Disease

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Nurse preparedness for the non-communicable disease escalation in Thailand: A cross-sectional survey of nurses

Nursing and Health Sciences ◽

10.1111/j.1442-2018.2011.00657.x ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 32-37 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Nicholas D. Kaufman ◽

Benjaporn Rajataramya ◽

Saengchom Tanomsingh ◽

David L. Ronis ◽

Kathleen Potempa

Keyword(s):

Communicable Disease ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Non Communicable Disease

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Comprehensive assessment of health education and health promotion in five non-communicable disease demonstration districts in China: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2017-015943 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (12) ◽

pp. e015943 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Qiaohua Xu ◽

Yuelong Huang ◽

Biyun Chen

Keyword(s):

Health Education ◽

Communicable Disease ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Technical Support ◽

The Other ◽

Hunan Province ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Supportive Environment ◽

Health Education And Promotion ◽

Non Communicable Disease

ObjectivesThis study aims to develop assessment indicators of health education and promotion for non-communicable disease (NCD) demonstration districts in China and to identify significant factors associated with NCD health education and promotion work.MethodsThree complementary techniques were used to conduct this study in Hunan Province, China, between late 2013 and 2015. The Delphi technique was used to develop weighted assessment indicators, followed by the rank sum ratio (RSR) to normalise the weights through rank conversion. Lastly, the technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution was conducted to assess five randomly selected NCD demonstration districts representing five different orientations in the province.ResultsA total of 24 assessment indicators were constructed covering the following sections: organisational management, fund support, personnel supplies, health education and promotion, people’s awareness of NCDs, management and control of patients with NCD, satisfaction with health education and promotion and health literacy of residents. Five districts were selected as samples for evaluation (Furong District, Ziyang District, Shaodong County, Shuangfeng County and Luxi County). Performance varied among the sites, with Furong District greatly surpassing the other sites, especially in fund support, media promotion, technical support for publicity materials, community promotion and supportive environment supplies. The latter four factors were also much greater in the second-ranked Luxi County site than those in the other sites (except Furong District).ConclusionsThere were gaps in health education and promotion work in NCD demonstration districts in Hunan Province. The districts that performed better had obvious advantages in fund support, media promotion, technical support, community promotion and supportive environment supplies. Our study provided both a methodological reference and an assessment indicator framework for similar future studies.

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You can treat my HIV – But can you treat my blood pressure? Availability of integrated HIV and non-communicable disease care in northern Malawi

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine ◽

10.4102/phcfm.v9i1.1151 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Colin Pfaff ◽

Vera Scott ◽

Risa Hoffman ◽

Beatrice Mwagomba

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Communicable Disease ◽

Qualitative Interviews ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Rural Districts ◽

Health Centres ◽

Treatment Of Hypertension ◽

The Status ◽

Non Communicable Disease

Background: Many patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Malawi have or will develop non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The current capacity of ART sites to provide care for NCDs is not known.Aim: This study aimed to assess the capacity of ART sites to provide care for hypertension and diabetes in rural Malawi.Setting: Twenty-five health centres and five hospitals in two rural districts in northern Malawi.Methods: A cross-sectional survey was performed between March and May 2014 at all facilities. Qualitative interviews were held with three NCD coordinators.Results: Treatment of hypertension and diabetes was predominantly hospital-based. Sixty percent of hospitals had at least one clinician and one nurse trained in NCD care, whereas 5% of health centres had a clinician and 8% had a nurse trained in NCD care. Hundred percent of hospitals and 92% of health centres had uninterrupted supply of hydrochlorothiazide in the previous 6 months, but only 40% of hospitals and no health centres had uninterrupted supply of metformin. Hundred percent of hospitals and 80% of health centres had at least one blood pressure machine, and 80% of hospitals and 32% of health centres had one glucometer. Screening for hypertension amongst ART patients was only conducted at one hospital and no health centres. At health centres, integrated NCD and ART care was more common, with 48% (12/25) providing ART and NCD treatment in the same consultation.Conclusions: The results reflect the status of the initial stages of the Malawi NCD programme at sites currently providing ART care.

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Prevalence of non-communicable disease risk factors among poor shantytown residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a community-based cross-sectional survey

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014710 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (11) ◽

pp. e014710 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Md Khalequzzaman ◽

Chifa Chiang ◽

Sohel Reza Choudhury ◽

Hiroshi Yatsuya ◽

Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mamun ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Tobacco Use ◽

Urban Poor ◽

Communicable Disease ◽

Household Wealth ◽

Wealth Status ◽

Community Based ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Biochemical Measurements ◽

Non Communicable Disease

ObjectivesThis study aims to describe the prevalence of non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors among the urban poor in Bangladesh.DesignWe conducted a community-based cross-sectional epidemiological study.SettingThe study was conducted in a shantytown in the city of Dhaka. There were 8604 households with 34 170 residents in the community. Those households were categorised into two wealth strata based on the housing structure.ParticipantsThe study targeted residents aged 18–64 years. A total of 2986 eligible households with one eligible individual were selected by simple random sampling stratified by household wealth status. A total of 2551 residents completed the questionnaire survey, and 2009 participated in the subsequent physical and biochemical measurements.Outcome measuresA modified WHO survey instrument was used for assessing behavioural risk factors and physical and biochemical measurements, including glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c). The prevalence of NCD risk factors, such as tobacco use, fruit and vegetable intake, overweight/obesity, hypertension, diabetes (HbA1c ≥6.5%) and dyslipidaemia, was described according to household wealth status and gender differences.ResultsThe prevalence of current tobacco use was 60.4% in men and 23.5% in women. Most of them (90.8%) consumed more than 1 serving of fruits and vegetables per day; however, only 2.1% consumed more than 5 servings. Overweight/obesity was more common in women (39.2%) than in men (18.9%), while underweight was more common in men (21.0%) than in women (7.1%). The prevalence of hypertension was 18.6% in men and 20.7% in women. The prevalence of diabetes was 15.6% in men and 22.5% in women, which was much higher than the estimated national prevalence (7%). The prevalence of raised total cholesterol (≥190 mg/dL) was 25.7% in men and 34.0% in women.ConclusionThe study identified that tobacco use, both overweight and underweight, diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidaemia were prevalent among the urban poor in Bangladesh.

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