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NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES: A CHALLENGE

, 2012
After completion of 65 years of independence, our country has witnessed remarkable progress in the health status of its population. However, over the past few decades, there has been major transitions in the country that have serious impact on health ...
Kaushik, Amit, Kumar, Sandip
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Infections interplay with non-communicable diseases

African Health Sciences, 2016
No Abstract.
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Prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases and Access to Healthcare Among Internally Displaced People During the Armed Conflict, Northern State (Sudan) [PDF]

Hajer Mohamed Elyas,1 Hind Taj Alser Hamid,2 Ahmed H Arbab,3 Outhman Alsadiq Moukhtar,4 Mohamed Osman Abdelaziz5 1Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Dongola, Dongola, Northern State, Sudan; 2Biomedical Research Laboratory ...
Hamid HTA, Arbab AH, Moukhtar OA, Elyas HM, Abdelaziz MO   +4 more
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Clinical utility of novel anthropometric indices in identifying type 2 diabetes mellitus among South African adult females

BMC Public Health
Aim To assess the clinical utility of novel anthropometric indices and other traditional anthropometric indices in identifying the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) among South African adult females.
Machoene Derrick Sekgala, Ronel Sewpaul, Andre P. Kengne, Zandile Mchiza, Nasheeta Peer   +4 more
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Chronic non-communicable diseases

, 2008
This chapter will examine the current actions, including lifestyle measures, for the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases within a South African context.
Sanders, David, Parker, Whadiah, Tsolekile, Lungiswa, Puoane, Thandi   +3 more
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Factors associated with communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases and external causes of adult deaths in northern Ethiopia, from September 2009 to March 2013 (n = 723).

, 2014
COD-Crude Odds Ratio, AOR-Adjusted Odds Ratio.Factors associated with communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases and external causes of adult deaths in northern Ethiopia, from September 2009 to March 2013 (n = 723).
Alemseged Aregay (625725), Yohannes Adama Melaku (554023), Semaw Ferede Abera (625726), Gordon Alexander Zello (625728), Fisaha Haile Tesfay (625723), Loko Abreha (625727), Berhe Weldearegawi Sahle (625722), Afework Mulugeta Bezabih (625724)   +7 more
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Effects of potassium-enriched salt substitutes on blood pressure in Iranian hypertensive patients: the protocol for a randomised, double-blind controlled trial

BMJ Open
Introduction Potassium-enriched salt substitutes have favourable effects on blood pressure, but it has not been tested in Iran. The present protocol is a double-blinded, randomised-controlled trial designed to investigate the effects of potassium ...
Mostafa Qorbani, Elnaz Daneshzad, Behnaz Ghoreshi, Seyed Esmaeil Hatami, Sahar Sobhani, Nami-Mohammadin Khonsari, Ehsan Shahrestanaki, Mojgan Pezeshki, Zahra Farhad Kiaee, Omid Assar   +9 more
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Age of tobacco smoking initiation among Iranian adults based on National and Subnational data from the 2021 STEPS survey

Scientific Reports
Tobacco smoking is a significant global public health challenge, responsible for 8 million deaths annually. This study aimed to analyze the age of smoking initiation and its sociodemographic determinants among Iranian adults, based on data from the 2021 ...
Ashkan Pourabhari Langroudi, Yosef Farzi, Golaleh Almasi, Zahra Shokri Varniab, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari, Negar Rezaei, Ali Golestani, Naser Ahmadi, Nazila Rezaei, Erfan Ghasemi, Sina Azadnajafabad, Maryam Nasserinejad, Mohammad-Mahdi Rashidi, Ameneh Kazemi, Moein Yoosefi, Elmira Foroutan Mehr, Rosa Haghshenas, Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam, Amirali Hajebi, Sahar Mohammadi Fateh, Mana Moghimi, Azadeh Momen Nia Rankohi, Massomeh Afsari, Shirin Djalalinia, Farshad Farzadfar   +24 more
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Confronting non-communicable diseases.

South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
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Experiences and challenges of female sex workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran: a narrative inquiry

BMC Women's Health
Background This study aimed to explore female sex workers’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, with a particular focus on economic hardship, changes in client relationships, access to COVID-19–related and general health services, misinformation
Saeid Mirzaei, Sajad Khosravi, Nadia Oroomiei   +2 more
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