Hypertension becomes a problem in old age, hypertension affect more than 1 bilion people and 13% of total deaths worldwide. The largest disease death from noncommunicable diseases (NCD) or non-communicable is caused by cardiovascular disease. often asymptomatic so it the silent killer main cause onset heart disease, stroke kidney . purpose this community service as an effort to reduce blood pre...

Incomplete vaccination for patients with type 2 diabetes attending non-communicable diseases (NCD) clinics is an issue that could affect patient's health and wellness negatively and puts patients at high risk of serious diseases. We aimed to improve physicians adherence to complete vaccination schedule for patients with type 2 diabetes attending NCD clinics in west bay health center according t...

Background. The prevalence of chronic non-communicable disease (NCD) comorbidity in low- to middle-income countries is increasing, yet evidence on the pattern, prevalence, awareness and treatment NCD inadequate. Objectives. To investigate awareness, control comorbid hypertension diabetes, underlying risk factors Mpumza, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa (SA). Methods. Data were gathered by S...

BACKGROUND There is paucity of studies defining the prevalence of non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors in Saudi Arabia despite the surging epidemic of obesity, change in dietary habits and sedentary lifestyle. OBJECTIVES This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence of NCDs risk factors among employees at King Faisal University in Al Hassa, Saudi Arabia and to determine the...

Background According to the WHO, non-communicable (noninfectious) diseases account for 90% of all deaths in Denmark. The development of these diseases can often be contributed to lifestyle factors, namely diet, smoking, and alcohol, and, in association with these, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolaemia. One could argue that much of the burden of non-communicable disease actual...

BACKGROUND The four common non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 80% of NCD-related deaths worldwide. The four NCDs share four common risk factors. As most of the existing evidence on the common NCD risk factors is based on analysis of a single factor at a time, there is a need to investigate the co-occurrence of the common NCD risk factors, particularly in an urban slum setting in sub-S...

BACKGROUND Our study aimed to design a tool of evaluating intersectional collaboration on Non-communicable Chronic Disease (NCD) prevention and control, and further to understand the current status of intersectional collaboration in community health service institutions of China. METHODS We surveyed 444 main officials of community health service institutions in Beijing, Tianjin, Hubei and Nin...

Risk factors for non-communicable diseases pose a huge burden among adolescents. This study used qualitative approach to assess the knowledge and associated with disease risk adolescents in Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State. Four focus group discussions were conducted, sixteen (eight males eight females) in-school out-of-school adolescents, each selected purposively. Qualitative da...

A noncommunicable disease (NCD) is a medical condition or disease that is by definition non-infectious and non-transmissible among people. Currently, NCDs are the leading causes of death and disease burden worldwide. The four main types of NCDs, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic lung disease, and diabetes, result in more than 30 million deaths annually. To reduce the burden of N...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the total economic burden of physical inactivity in China. METHOD The costs of physical inactivity combine the medical and non-medical costs of five major Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) associated with inactivity. The national data from the Chinese Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance Surveys (2007) and the National Health Service Survey (2003) are used to compute popu...