Cardiovascular disease (CVD) worldwide has grown exponentially in the last two decades and while sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been grappling with the crippling effects of epidemic infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and malaria, cardiovascular disease is now emerging as a grievous concern. ...
NAIROBI, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's health authorities on Thursday launched national guidelines for cardiovascular disease management to help reverse the increasing cases of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Sicily Kariuki, Health Ministry Cabinet Secretary said that the guidelines will help in prevent...
The epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors 2010 Study. Prog. Cardiovasc. Dis. 56, 234–239 (2013). PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Mensah, G. A. et al. Mortality from cardiovascular diseases in sub-...
The prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa, a region previously thought to suffer mainly from infectious diseases only. The recently observed trend of increasing sedentary lifestyles in Kenya [1,2] is likely to contribute to the increased prevalence of CVD an...
These results emphasis the need for behavior changes interventions to address the stigma and promote positive health behaviors among the high risk HIV population in Kenya. 展开 关键词:HIV Cardiovascular diseases Sub Saharan Africa Kenya Knowledge Perception ...
Caregiving and cardiovascular disease risk factors in male and female Luo elders from Kenya. Horwitz S, Yogo J, Juma E, Ice GH: Caregiving and cardiovascular disease risk factors in male and female Luo elders from Kenya. Annals of Human ......
Almost 80% of the global burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) occurs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, LMICs do not have well-established, low-technology ways to quantify and communicate CVD risk at population or individual levels. We examined predicted heart/vascular age ...
Factors influencing malaria control policy-making in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania Policy decisions for malaria control are often difficult to make as decision-makers have to carefully consider an array of options and respond to the needs... CM Mutero,RA Kramer,C Paul,... - 《Malaria Journal》 ...
[112]. Similarly, the use of biomass fuel for cooking was associated with elevations in SBP, diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and mean arterial pressure, with a stronger association observed among older populations in China [21,42]. In addition to PM2.5, one study in Western Kenya showed ...
Kenya Yamamoto20, Reiko Kuroda20, Noritada Kato21, Masatoshi Kawashima22, Kentaro Tomita11, Chihiro Kinugawa23, Takafumi Totsuzaki24, Masashi Masuda25, Nobuaki Sakamoto26, Yohei Ohsaki26, Aki Tomizawa26, Satsue Nagahama27, Mayumi Ohtsu28, Motoki Endo29, Hiroshi Nakashima30, Masauyki Tatemichi31...