The Pan African Medical Journal (Nov 2011)

Risk factors for non-communicable diseases in rural Uganda: a pilot surveillance project among diabetes patients at a referral hospital clinic

  • Olivia Namusisi,
  • Juliet N Sekandi,
  • Simon Kasasa,
  • Peter Wasswa,
  • Nicholas T Kamara,
  • Medard Bitekyerezo,
  • Placid Mihayo,
  • Sheba N Gitta,
  • David Mukanga

DOI
https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2011.10.47.1023
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 47

Abstract

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<0.0001) and (30.7 vs. 13%; p<0.0001) respectively. Overweight, obesity and hypertension were more prevalent in women (18.6% vs. 9.7%, 8.6% vs. 2.6%; p<0.0001, and 40.3% vs. 33%, p=0.018) respectively. CONCLUSION: This pilot project shows that use of hospital-based data is a valuable initial step in setting up surveillance systems for NCDs in Uganda. Risk factors for NCDs were both age and gender-specific and predominantly related to lifestyle. This suggests the need to design gender-sensitive prevention interventions that target lifestyle modification in this setting.

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