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Community characteristics and the risk of non-communicable diseases in Ghana
Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) are rising quickly in low- and middle- income countries. In Ghana, chronic diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality, yet data and the evidence- base for awareness, detection, and management of NCDs are lacking. Using data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10021620/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36962739 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000692 |
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description | Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) are rising quickly in low- and middle- income countries. In Ghana, chronic diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality, yet data and the evidence- base for awareness, detection, and management of NCDs are lacking. Using data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS), the first national study with information on hypertension and other risk factors, we examine the correlates and community characteristics associated with the risk of hypertension, obesity, and anemia among women. We find that hypertension prevalence in Ghana was 16 percent and 17 percent were overweight/obese, while 41 percent had anemia of any form. On community characteristics, the level of poverty in a community was significantly associated with lower risks of all three NCDs, while the aggregate level of employment had higher risks. On individual characteristics, the wealth of a household, women’s educational level and urban residence were significant predictors of NCDs. We interpret the findings within the literature on neighborhood characteristics, the social gradient of health and in the context of speeding up the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDS) to reduce premature deaths by one-third by 2030. |
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spelling | pubmed-100216202023-03-17 Community characteristics and the risk of non-communicable diseases in Ghana Avogo, Winfred A. PLOS Glob Public Health Research Article Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) are rising quickly in low- and middle- income countries. In Ghana, chronic diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality, yet data and the evidence- base for awareness, detection, and management of NCDs are lacking. Using data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS), the first national study with information on hypertension and other risk factors, we examine the correlates and community characteristics associated with the risk of hypertension, obesity, and anemia among women. We find that hypertension prevalence in Ghana was 16 percent and 17 percent were overweight/obese, while 41 percent had anemia of any form. On community characteristics, the level of poverty in a community was significantly associated with lower risks of all three NCDs, while the aggregate level of employment had higher risks. On individual characteristics, the wealth of a household, women’s educational level and urban residence were significant predictors of NCDs. We interpret the findings within the literature on neighborhood characteristics, the social gradient of health and in the context of speeding up the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDS) to reduce premature deaths by one-third by 2030. Public Library of Science 2023-01-10 /pmc/articles/PMC10021620/ /pubmed/36962739 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000692 Text en © 2023 Winfred A. Avogo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Avogo, Winfred A. Community characteristics and the risk of non-communicable diseases in Ghana |
title | Community characteristics and the risk of non-communicable diseases in Ghana |
title_full | Community characteristics and the risk of non-communicable diseases in Ghana |
title_fullStr | Community characteristics and the risk of non-communicable diseases in Ghana |
title_full_unstemmed | Community characteristics and the risk of non-communicable diseases in Ghana |
title_short | Community characteristics and the risk of non-communicable diseases in Ghana |
title_sort | community characteristics and the risk of non-communicable diseases in ghana |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10021620/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36962739 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000692 |
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