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- Title
Non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: what we know now.
- Authors
Dalal, Shona; Beunza, Juan Jose; Volmink, Jimmy; Adebamowo, Clement; Bajunirwe, Francis; Njelekela, Marina; Mozaffarian, Dariush; Fawzi, Wafaie; Willett, Walter; Adami, Hans-Olov; Holmes, Michelle D
- Abstract
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has a disproportionate burden of both infectious and chronic diseases compared with other world regions. Current disease estimates for SSA are based on sparse data, but projections indicate increases in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) caused by demographic and epidemiologic transitions. We review the literature on NCDs in SSA and summarize data from the World Health Organization and International Agency for Research on Cancer on the prevalence and incidence of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus Type 2, cancer and their risk factors.
- Publication
International journal of epidemiology, 2011, Vol 40, Issue 4, p885
- ISSN
1464-3685
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/ije/dyr050