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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Samir Garg, Narayan Tripathi, Kirtti Kumar Bebarta
BACKGROUND: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) affect a large number of people globally and their burden has been growing. Healthcare for NCDs often involves high out-of-pocket expenditure and rising costs of providing services. Financing and providing care for NCDs have become a major challenge for health systems. Despite the high burden of NCDs in India, there is little information available on the costs involved in NCD care. METHODS: The study was aimed at finding out the average monthly cost of outpatient care per NCD patient...
April 17, 2024: PharmacoEconomics Open
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Brian Hutchinson, Adam Walter, Norm Campbell, Paul K Whelton, Cherian Varghese, Muhammad Jami Husain, Rachel Nugent, Deliana Kostova, Amanda Honeycutt
OBJECTIVE: Estimate the incremental costs and benefits of scaling up hypertension care in adults in 24 select countries, using three different systolic blood pressure (SBP) treatment cut-off points-≥140, ≥150 and ≥160 mm Hg. INTERVENTION: Strengthening the hypertension care cascade compared with status quo levels, with pharmacological treatment administered at different cut-points depending on the scenario. TARGET POPULATION: Adults aged 30+ in 24 low-income and middle-income countries spanning all world regions...
April 15, 2024: BMJ Open
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Giulia Loffreda, Stella Arakelyan, Ibrahim Bou-Orm, Hampus Holmer, Luke N Allen, Sophie Witter, Alastair Ager, Karin Diaconu
BACKGROUND: Improving the adoption and implementation of policies to curb non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a major challenge for better global health. The adoption and implementation of such policies remain deficient in various contexts, with limited insights into the facilitating and inhibiting factors. These policies have traditionally been treated as technical solutions, neglecting the critical influence of political economy dynamics. Moreover, the complex nature of these interventions is often not adequately incorporated into evidence for policy-makers...
2024: International Journal of Health Policy and Management
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REVIEW
Maria Pippias, Gaetano Alfano, Dearbhla M Kelly, Maria Jose Soler, Letizia De Chiara, Timothy O Olanrewaju, Silvia Arruebo, Aminu K Bello, Fergus J Caskey, Sandrine Damster, Jo-Ann Donner, Vivekanand Jha, David W Johnson, Adeera Levin, Charu Malik, Masaomi Nangaku, Ikechi G Okpechi, Marcello Tonelli, Feng Ye, Rosanna Coppo, Liz Lightstone
Western Europe boasts advanced health care systems, robust kidney care guidelines, and a well-established health care workforce. Despite this, significant disparities in kidney replacement therapy incidence, prevalence, and transplant access exist. This paper presents the third International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas's findings on kidney care availability, accessibility, affordability, and quality in 22 Western European countries, representing 99% of the region's population. The known chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevalence across Western Europe averages 10...
April 2024: Kidney International Supplements
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George Lin, Kalin Werner, Ada Alqunaiebet, Mariam M Hamza, Norah Alkanhal, Reem F Alsukait, Amaal Alruwaily, Severin Rakic, Volkan Cetinkaya, Christopher H Herbst, Tracy Kuo Lin
BACKGROUND: Chronic diseases, or non-communicable diseases (NCD), are conditions of long duration and often influenced and contributed by complex interactions of several variables, including genetic, physiological, environmental, and behavioral factors. These conditions contribute to death, disability, and subsequent health care costs. Primary and secondary school settings provide an opportunity to deliver relatively low cost and effective interventions to improve public health outcomes...
April 11, 2024: Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation: C/E
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Emanuel Orozco-Núñez, Enai Ojeda-Arroyo, Nadia Cerecer-Ortiz, Carlos M Guerrero-López, Beatriz M Ramírez-Pérez, Ileana Heredia-Pi, Betania Allen-Leigh, Emma Feeny, Edson Serván-Mori
BACKGROUND: Mexico and other low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) present a growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), with gender-differentiated risk factors and access to prevention, diagnosis and care. However, the political agenda in LMICs as it relates to health and gender is primarily focused on sexual and reproductive health rights and preventing violence against women. This research article analyses public policies related to gender and NCDs, identifying political challenges in the current response to women's health needs, and opportunities to promote interventions that recognize the role of gender in NCDs and NCD care in Mexico...
April 11, 2024: Health Research Policy and Systems
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yekitie Dagne Tefera, Adem Chanie Ali, Amanuel Gebru Woldearegay
BACKGROUND: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) pose special challenges in developing countries In Ethiopia, the growing NCD burden has raised a public health concern with significant social, economic, and developmental effects. Thus, the study sought to examine health communication practices in addressing the NCDs in Bahir Dar City of the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. METHODS: A qualitative case study was conducted from January to April 2023. The study employed in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and observations to gather data from health extension workers, NCD experts, and NCD focal persons about their experiences and perspectives regarding NCD prevention and control...
2024: Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Giuseppe Troisi, Roy Small, Roman Chestnov, Diana Andreasyan, Henrik Khachatryan, Erwin Arthur Phillips, Taraleen Malcolm, Hero Kol, Nargiza Khodjaeva, Mussie Gebremichael, Addisu Worku Tessema, Asmamaw Bezabeh Workneh, Tamu Davidson, Michelle Harris, Nurgul Ibraeva, Aigul Nurmatova, Aliina Altymysheva, John Juliard Go, Anna Kontsevaya, Krisada Hanbunjerd, Sushera Bunluesin, Olivia Nieveras, Banu Ekinci, Bekir Keskinkiliç, Toker Erguder, Oyoo Charles Akiya, Hafisa Kasule, Aidah Nakanjako, Shukhrat Shukurov, Nazokat Kasymova, Patrick Banda, Ernest Kakoma, Nathan N Bakyaita, Alexey Kulikov, Dudley Tarlton, Nadia Putoud, Scott Chiossi, Douglas Webb, Nicholas Banatvala
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a leading health and development challenge worldwide. Since 2015, WHO and the United Nations Development Programme have provided support to governments to develop national NCD investment cases to describe the socioeconomic dimensions of NCDs. To assess the impact of the investment cases, semistructured interviews and a structured process for gathering written feedback were conducted between July and October 2022 with key informants in 13 countries who had developed a national NCD investment case between 2015 and 2020...
April 10, 2024: BMJ Global Health
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Valerie Andrees, Ramona Bei der Kellen, Matthias Augustin, Jürgen Gallinat, Volker Harth, Hanno Hoven, Simone Kühn, Anne Lautenbach, Christina Magnussen, Nicole Mohr, Raphael Twerenbold, Ines Schäfer, Benjamin Waschki, Birgit-Christiane Zyriax, Jobst Augustin
BACKGROUND: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for many deaths. They are associated with several modifiable and metabolic risk factors and are therefore prone to significant regional variations on different scales. However, only few intra-urban studies examined spatial variation in NCDs and its association with social circumstances, especially in Germany. Thus, the present study aimed to identify associations of personal risk factors and local social conditions with NCDs in a large German city...
2024: PloS One
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tavares Madede, Elzier Mavume Mangunyane, Khátia Munguambe, Valério Govo, David Beran, Naomi Levitt, Albertino Damasceno
BACKGROUND: The major burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally occurs in low-and middle-income countries, where this trend is expected to increase dramatically over the coming years. The resultant change in demand for health care will imply significant adaptation in how NCD services are provided. This study aimed to explore self-reported training and competencies of healthcare providers, and the barriers they face in NCD services provision. METHODS: A qualitative design was used to conduct this study...
2024: PloS One
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shukri F Mohamed, Lyagamula Kisia, Irene Mashiashi, Frances Mair, Jennifer P Wisdom, Christopher Bunn, Cindy Gray, Peter M Kibe, Richard E Sanya, Caroline H Karugu, Sally M Mtenga, Peter Binyaruka, Gershim Asiki
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions in care that adversely affected the management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally. Countries have responded in various ways to support people with NCDs during the pandemic. This study aimed to identify policy gaps, if any, in the management of NCDs, particularly diabetes, during COVID-19 in Kenya and Tanzania to inform recommendations for priority actions for NCD management during any future similar crises. METHODS: We undertook a desk review of pre-existing and newly developed national frameworks, policy models and guidelines for addressing NCDs including type 2 diabetes...
March 25, 2024: BMJ Open
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Marie-Claire Van Hout, Mathias Akugizibwe, Elizabeth Henry Shayo, Moreen Namulundu, Francis Xavier Kasujja, Ivan Namakoola, Josephine Birungi, Joseph Okebe, Jamie Murdoch, Sayoki Godfrey Mfinanga, Shabbar Jaffar
INTRODUCTION: Sub-Saharan Africa continues to experience a syndemic of HIV and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Vertical (stand-alone) HIV programming has provided high-quality care in the region, with almost 80% of people living with HIV in regular care and 90% virally suppressed. While integrated health education and concurrent management of HIV, hypertension and diabetes are being scaled up in clinics, innovative, more efficient and cost-effective interventions that include decentralisation into the community are required to respond to the increased burden of comorbid HIV/NCD disease...
March 20, 2024: BMJ Open
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Prabhjot Kaur, Ashok Kumar Yadav, Arnab Pal, Ravjit Singh Jassal, Nusrat Shafiq, Nancy Sahni, Vivek Kumar, Vivekanand Jha
INTRODUCTION: Poor nutritious diet is a major risk element for non-communicable diseases (NCD), which are of considerable public health concern. Given the diverse dietary patterns in India, precise determination of nutrient consumption is crucial for disease management. The present study assessed the dietary intake of sodium, potassium, protein, and phosphorus among North Indians. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included healthy adults and adults with stage 2 to 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD)...
2024: Frontiers in Nutrition
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Xi Li, Itismita Mohanty, Peipei Chai, Theo Niyonsenga
INTRODUCTION: Healthcare utilization often favors the higher-socioeconomic status (SES) and having chronic diseases may exacerbate this inequality. This study aims to examine the trends in health service use over time, the effect of SES on healthcare utilization, and the role of chronic diseases in this association. METHODS: Data used in this study were from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2018, which is the first nationally representative survey of the middle-aged and older...
2024: PloS One
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Xuanchen Tao, Limin Mao, Puhong Zhang, Xinyan Ma, Zhenyu Liang, Kaige Sun, David Peiris
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in China is over 10%, affecting around 114 million people. Despite the inclusion of T2DM in the National Basic Public Health Service Program (NBPHSP), most people with T2DM experience challenges in achieving optimal management targets. This study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators of diabetes management from the perspectives of primary health care (PHC) service providers and recipients. METHODS: This mixed-methods study was conducted in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, China...
March 13, 2024: BMC Prim Care
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Joseph Kazibwe, Mohamed Gad, Emmanuella Abassah-Konadu, Ivy Amankwah, Richmond Owusu, Godwin Gulbi, Sergio Torres-Rueda, Brian Asare, Anna Vassall, Francis Ruiz
Diabetes remains one of the four major causes of morbidity and mortality globally among non-communicable diseases (NCDs. It is predicted to increase in sub-Saharan Africa by over 50% by 2045. The aim of this study is to identify, map and estimate the burden of diabetes in Ghana, which is essential for optimising NCD country policy and understanding existing knowledge gaps to guide future research in this area. We followed the Arksey and O'Malley framework for scoping reviews. We searched electronic databases including Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane and African Index Medicus following a systematic search strategy...
2024: PLOS Glob Public Health
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Matti Leijon, Albin Algotson, Susanne Bernhardsson, David Ekholm, Lydia Ersberg, Malin J-Son Höök, Carolina Klüft, Ulrika Müssener, Elisabeth Skoog Garås, Per Nilsen
BACKGROUND: There is overwhelming evidence for the preventive effects of regular physical activity and healthy eating habits on the risk for developing a non-communicable disease (NCD). Increasing attention has been paid to community-wide approaches in the battle against NCDs. Communities can create supportive policies, modify physical environments, and foster local stakeholder engagement through intersectoral collaboration to encourage communities to support healthy lifestyles. The Pep initiative is based on intersectoral community-wide collaboration among Sweden's municipalities...
2024: Frontiers in Public Health
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Maddie Heenan, Ashleigh Chanel Hart, Katherine Cullerton, Stephen Jan, Janani Shanthosh
CONTEXT: Public health law is an important tool in non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention. There are different approaches available for achieving policy objectives, including government, co-, quasi- and self-regulation. However, it is often unclear what legal design features drive successes or failures in particular contexts. This scoping review undertakes a descriptive analysis, exploring the design characteristics of legal instruments that have been used for NCD prevention and implemented and evaluated in OECD countries...
February 29, 2024: BMC Public Health
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Matteo Dell'Anno, Sara Frazzini, Irene Ferri, Susanna Tuberti, Elisa Bonaldo, Benedetta Botti, Silvia Grossi, Carlo Angelo Sgoifo Rossi, Luciana Rossi
Neonatal calf diarrhoea (NCD) poses a significant health challenge in cattle herds, resulting in considerable economic losses and antimicrobial use. In response to the escalating threat of antimicrobial resistance, viable alternatives are imperative, aligning with European policies. This study evaluated the in-milk supplementation of the chestnut and quebracho tannin extract in preweaning calves on performance, diarrhoea occurrence, Cryptosporidium spp. shedding, protein digestibility, and intestinal health...
February 15, 2024: Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Abdulfatai Olamilekan Babaita, Yasmin Jahan, Ryota Nakamura, Michiko Moriyama
OBJECTIVES: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major public health concern that accounts for 74% of global deaths each year. The increasing burden of NCDs exhausts public health resources and threatens the achievement of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development. The purpose of this study is to thematically analyze the contributory factors in the health policy process and reforms to strengthen the prevention of NCDs across borders, as well as the milestones achieved through the process of policy-making, change, and implementation...
2024: Frontiers in Public Health
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