The global burden of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is high. Documented data on the burden of ASCVD and its mortality in low- and middle-income countries are however limited particularly in Ghana. This study aims to identify the research gaps related to the ASCVD burden in Ghana ...
is the final stage of long-standing injury to the liver due to risk factors such as chronic viral hepatitis and alcoholic liver disease. There is a high disease burden and mortality globally, especially in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries such as Ghana, where the primary cause of HCC...
87, No. 5doi:10.1007/s11524-010-9492-y* 2010 The New York Academy of MedicineEpidemiological Transition and the Double Burdenof Disease in Accra, GhanaSamuel Agyei-Mensah and Ama de-Graft AikinsABSTRACT It has long been recognized that as societies modernize, they experiencesignificant changes ...
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Influence of landscape heterogeneity on entomological and parasitological indices of malaria in Kisumu, Western Kenya Identification and characterization of larval habitats, documentation of Anopheles spp. composition and abundance, and Plasmodium spp. infection burden are critical components of integrated ve...
Population growth, ageing and the increasing burden of diabetes, heart disease and hypertension are the best-recognized drivers of CKD incidence, especially in regions with advanced economies. As many as 1 in 3 people with diabetes and 1 in 5 with hypertension in high-income countries (HICs) ...
In this Review, we provide a contemporary picture of the epidemiology of CVD in Africa, highlight key regional discrepancies among populations, and emphasize what is currently known and, more importantly, what is still unknown about the CVD burden among the >1 billion people living on the ...
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Importantly, the burden of kidney disease is highest among historically disadvantaged populations that often have limited access to optimal kidney disease therapies, which greatly contributes to current socioeconomic disparities in health outcomes. This joint statement from the International Society of ...