scholarly journals Epidemiological Study of Non-communicable Diseases Among Patients Attending Nutritional Clinic in Baquba Teaching Hospital

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-12
Author(s):  
Moneam Akram Hassan ◽  
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Abd Alsalam Harfash Hassan ◽  
Nadhim Ghazal Noaman
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Urban Residents ◽  
Modifiable Risk Factors ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Lack Of Exercise ◽  
Primary And Secondary School

Background: Non-communicable diseases are chronic diseases with long duration resulting from a combination of many factors like genetic, physiological, environmental, and lifestyle. Factors like poor diet, lack of exercise, tobacco, drugs, alcohol, family, and environment are risk factors for non-communicable diseases.Non-communicable diseases have huge economic consequences due to health care costs and lost economic productivity. Non-communicable diseases are responsible for 63% of the total death. Modifiable risk factors due to lifestyle can be controlled or reduced by intervention like lack of exercise, smoking, alcohol, unbalanced diet while non-modifiable risk factors cannot be reduced or controlled like age, gender, genetics. Improper maternal nutrition in utero and during the first year of life is associated with the risk of non-communicable diseases in adulthood. Obesity is now a public health problem because of strong association with hypertension, coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes and stroke. Objective: To determine non -communicable diseases among patients attending a nutrition clinic in Baquba Teaching Hospital and to assess the diseases in relation to age, gender, residency, occupation, and educational level. Patients and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in Baquba Teaching Hospital, a review of patients’ records was done from the start of January 2015 to 31st December 2017. Data were collected by specially designed questionnaire which includes age, gender, height, weight, occupation, residency, and educational level. Results presented in tables with numbers and percentages. Results: The total number of records were (891) .obesity and morbid obesity (64.2%). Obesity (52.7%) followed by hypertension (20.3%). Most of the cases were female (66.7%). The age group of (31-40) year was mostly affected (23.2%). Urban residents (77.2%) of cases .House wives (48.2%) followed by students (23.1%). (63.8%) of cases were graduated from primary and secondary school. Conclusion: Most the cases were obese. Female affected more than male, majority of cases in the age group below 50 years, urban residents more than rural residents, most of cases were house wives, matority of cases were graduated from primary and secondary school. Keywords: Non-commnicable diseases, obesity, lifestyle

scholarly journals Prevalence of risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Aligarh: a community based study

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 2576
Author(s):  
Riyaz Ahmad S. ◽  
Mohd Haroon Khan ◽  
M. Athar Ansari
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases

Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCD) are now recognized as major cause of morbidity and mortality. All countries, irrespective of their stage of economic development or demographic and epidemiological transition, face an increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of risk factors associated with non-communicable diseases.Methods: This is a community based cross sectional study conducted at field practice areas of the urban and rural health training centers, Department of Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. 640 study subject’s age group 18-65 years. Systematic random sampling and proportionate to population size method (PPS). SPSS version 13 and Chi-square was used to analyse the data.Results: The age group for the present study was chosen to be 18-65 years of age. The study population consisted of 340 females and 300 males. 27.1% belong to younger age group (18-25 years), whereas in urban areas majority (27.3%) belongs to 26-35 years age group. Also, the study group comprised of higher percentage of females (53%) compared to males (47%).129 (20.2%) subjects were found to be current smokers. Only 4 (1.3%) women were smokers. The prevalence of smokeless tobacco use which was found to be 21.6% (28.3% in males and 15.6% in females). The prevalence of current alcohol use in our study to be 10.3% in males and 0.6% in females. The overall prevalence of alcohol use was 5.2%. Alcohol use showed inverse relation with socioeconomic class, About 87% of the respondents did not have sufficient intake of fruits and vegetables. The physical inactivity during work was more in males (30.7%) compared to females (15.5%. Mean body weight, BMI and waist circumference showed significant changes with age in both sexes.Conclusions: It can be concluded from our study that the burden of risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among the rural and urban areas of Aligarh is quite high.

scholarly journals Prevalence of modifiable risk factors for non-communicable diseases in urban slum: a cross sectional study using WHO STEPS approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1565
Author(s):  
Swati Jain ◽  
Vikas Jain ◽  
Swapnil Jain ◽  
Shweta Jain
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Smoking Habit ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Modifiable Risk Factors ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Training Centre ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Who Steps

Background: Non communicable diseases (NCDs) represent a cluster of major chronic diseases. Smoking habit, alcoholism, low quality diet intakes, physical inactivity are some of the established risk factors of the NCDs. In developing country like India the problem of lifestyle and its consequent diseases needs to be addressed vigorously by all public health care personnel. Objective of the study was to assess prevalence of modifiable risk factors using the WHO STEPS approach in urban slum.Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was carried out in the field practice area of urban health training centre of the department of community medicine of PCMS and RC, Bhopal using questionnaire.Results: Highest prevalence of modifiable risk factor was inadequate diet (85.2%), followed by smokeless tobacco consumption (59.1%) and low physical activity (46.1%). Tobacco smoking (31.9%) and alcohol (22.6%) were next, followed by high blood pressure (20.1%). Prevalence of least risk factors was overweight (13.9%).Conclusions: It can be concluded from our study that the burden of risk factors for NCDs is quite high. Its prevalence even in the younger age groups is a pointer to the fact that the burden of NCDs is going to rise in near future.

Practical aspects of smoking cessation

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 95-98
Author(s):  
I. V. Elfimova ◽  
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D. A. Elfimov ◽  
A. I. Shumel ◽  
J. I. Lebedeva ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Clinical Situation ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Modifiable Risk Factors ◽  
Patient Support ◽  
Individual Counseling ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Quitting Smoking

Controlling the development of chronic non-communicable diseases is one of the main mass activities of modern preventive medicine. In this work, modern medicine focuses on the influence of modifiable risk factors. Among these risk factors for developing chronic non-communicable diseases, Smoking occupies a special place. Aim. To analyze the provision of medical care when quitting Smoking on the example of a city polyclinic. Matherials and methods. We have analyzed the provision of medical care for quitting Smoking in a city polyclinic. Results. Medical care for quitting Smoking in our country is provided in the conditions of outpatient care. This assistance consists of comprehensive patient support, including individual counseling and regular check-UPS to the doctor. Conclusions. The analysis of medical care for quitting Smoking has shown its effectiveness, which is confirmed by the clinical situation.

Modifiable Risk Factors for Major Non-communicable Diseases Among Medical Students in Nepal

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 863-868 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiva Raj Mishra ◽  
Dinesh Neupane ◽  
Aditya Shakya ◽  
Samaj Adhikari ◽  
Per Kallestrup
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Modifiable Risk Factors ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases

scholarly journals Knowledge about modifiable risk factors for non-communicable diseases adults living with HIV in Rwanda

1970 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 3181-3189
Author(s):  
Juvenal Biraguma ◽  
Eugene Mutimura ◽  
José M Frantz
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Modifiable Risk Factors ◽  
Diabetes Research ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Living With Hiv

Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCD) are of international public health concern. Of more concern are people living with HIV (PLHIV), who have the increased risk of developing NCDs, such as hypertension, stroke and diabetes. Research has revealed that there is a relationship between knowledge of NCD risk factors and risk perceptions in the general population. Therefore, an assessment of PLHIV’s NCD risk factors knowledge is quite critical, to design effective NCD prevention programmes.Objective: To assess the level of knowledge of modifiable risk factors for NCDs and its associated factors among adults living with HIV in Rwanda.Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative design was used to collect the data. The study targeted PLHIV who visited the out-patients’ public health centres in three purposively selected provinces of Rwanda. The knowledge assessment questionnaire relating to risk factors for chronic diseases of lifestyle was used to collect the data. Data were analysed using SPSS version 23.Results: Of the 794 respondents, 64.6% were women, and the mean age was 37.9 (±10.8) years. The results revealed that the majority of the respondents (65.0%) had low levels of knowledge about NCD risk factors, while some (35.6%) were of the opinion that they had a low risk of contracting NCDs. Good knowledge was significantly associated with high educational status, a low CD4+ cell count (< 350 cells/mm3) and normotension.Conclusion: The current study findings highlight the need for comprehensive health education, to raise awareness of non-communicable diseases’ risk factors for adults living with HIV in Rwanda.Keywords: Non-communicable diseases, Risk factors, HIV infection, Knowledge, Rwanda.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Risk Factors for Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases to the National Teaching Hospital “HKM” of Cotonou

2015 ◽  
Vol 05 (03) ◽  
pp. 155-163
Author(s):  
Annelie Kerekou-Hode ◽  
Stéphane Dismand Houinato ◽  
Mylidia Bocovo ◽  
Daniel Amoussou-Guenou ◽  
François Djrolo
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases
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