Malaria elimination practices in rural community residents in Rwanda: A cross sectional study

Abstract Introduction: Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing a surge in the burden of hypertension, and rural communities seem to be increasingly affected by the epidemic. Objectives: We aimed to determine the prevalence of hypertension, its associated factors, as well as its awareness, treatment, and control rates in rural communities of the Baham Health District (BHD), Cameroon.Design: A community-based cross-sectional study.Setting: Participants from five health areas in the BHD were recruited from August to October 2018.Participants: Consenting participants aged 18 years or older were included. Results: We included 526 participants in this study. The median age of the participants was 53.0 (IQR = 35 – 65) years and 67.1% were female. The prevalence of hypertension was 40.9% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 36.7 – 45.1) were hypertensive with no gender disparity. The overall age-standardised prevalence of hypertension was 23.9% (95% CI = 20.3 – 27.5). Five-year increase in age (adjusted odd’s ratio [AOR] = 1.34; 95% CI = 1.23 – 1.44), family history of hypertension (AOR = 2.22; 95% CI = 1.37 – 3.60), and obesity were associated with higher odds of hypertension (AOR = 2.57; 95% CI = 1.40 – 4.69).The rates of awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension were 37.2% (95% CI = 31.0 – 43.9), 20.9% (95% CI = 16.0 – 26.9), and 22.2% (95% CI = 15.2 – 46.5), respectively.Conclusion: The high hypertension prevalence in this rural community is associated with contrastingly low awareness, treatment, and control rates. Age, family history of hypertension, and obesity are the major drivers of hypertension in this community. Veracious policies are needed to improve awareness, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and control of hypertension in this rural community.

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Menopausal symptoms of postmenopausal women in a rural community of Delhi, India: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Mid-life Health ◽

10.4103/0976-7800.133989 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 62 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Akanksha Singh ◽

ShishirKumar Pradhan

Keyword(s):

Postmenopausal Women ◽

Rural Community ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Menopausal Symptoms ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Drug Abuse among Male of Rural Community, Lahore, Pakistan

International Journal of Social Sciences and Management ◽

10.3126/ijssm.v6i1.21576 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 1-6

Author(s):

Orung Zaib Masih ◽

Muhammad Hussain ◽

Muhammad Afzal ◽

Safina Emanual

Keyword(s):

Drug Abuse ◽

Financial Development ◽

Rural Community ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Attitudes And Beliefs ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Real ◽

The People

Substance mishandle in Pakistan is one of the real reasons for worry that influences all sections of society. It has not just destroying consequences for the physical and mental prosperity yet in addition has the unfriendly impacts on labor and financial development of the nation. Roughly 6.7S million peoples in Pakistan have been related with various sorts of prescriptions. For instance, Cannabis is the most frequently used solution, with an inescapability of 3.6% of the people, after that poly-calm use is ordinary. With reference to sedatives, a normal 860,000 masses are general heroin customers and 320,000 are opium. Methods: The quantitative cross sectional study was used. Results: The discoveries of the examination. in 23 tables and 27 figures have been utilized to demonstrate comes about. That just about 80 for every penny of respondents viewed every single illicit medication as similarly hurtful to one's wellbeing recommend an inability to perceive the distinctive different impacts related with various medication writes (Cocaine, Grass, and Heroin). More than 94 for every penny of respondents announced that they had known about cannabis, and the larger part of respondents detailed having known about bliss (96.3%), cocaine (96.4%) and heroin (92.3%). Conclusions: The knowledge, attitude, and beliefs of drug abuse among male are good.

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Strength, Static Balance, Physical Activity, and Age Predict Maximal Gait Speed in Healthy Older Adults From a Rural Community: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity ◽

10.1123/japa.2014-0081 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 580-587 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Silvia Aranda-García ◽

Albert Busquets ◽

Antoni Planas ◽

Joan A. Prat-Subirana ◽

Rosa M. Angulo-Barroso

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Older Adults ◽

Rural Community ◽

Gait Speed ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Knee Extensors ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Physical Abilities

Purpose:Gait speed is related to physical function in older adults. This cross-sectional study examined the best predictors of maximal gait speed (MGS) among physical abilities, and general factors in healthy, rural community-dwelling older adults.Methods:MGS, muscle strength, and postural sway were measured in 55 community-dwelling participants (age, 72.1 ± 6.8, range 61–87 years; 72.7% women). Two stepwise regressions were used to find MGS predictors in two models: physical abilities and global.Results:Strength of knee extensors with 60° of knee flexion (KStrength60°) and maximal distance in the anterior-posterior direction with eyes closed explained 50.2% of MGS variance (p < .05) in the physical abilities model. KStrength60°, age, and level of physical activity explained 63.9% of MGS variance (p < .05) in the global model.Conclusions:Regardless of the model, KStrength60° was the best predictor of MGS in rural female older adults. Future research should examine the generalization of these findings to rural male older adults.

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