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  • 标题:Chronic diseases of lifestyle risk factor profiles of a South African rural community
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  • 作者:Mukadas O. Akindele ; Ushotanefe Useh
  • 期刊名称:Journal of Public Health in Africa
  • 印刷版ISSN:2038-9922
  • 电子版ISSN:2038-9930
  • 出版年度:2021
  • 卷号:12
  • 期号:1
  • 页码:1
  • DOI:10.4081/jphia.2021.1006
  • 出版社:PAGEPress Publications
  • 摘要:Globally, chronic diseases of lifestyle account for millions of dollars spent annually on health. These diseases share similar risk factors including: physical inactivity, obesity, cigarette smoking, and hypertension among others. This study sought to assess risk factors for chronic diseases of lifestyle of a rural community in South Africa. This study used a survey design with data randomly collected using the WHO STEPS Instrument for Chronic Disease Risk Factor Surveillance from participants who attended routine checks from February to October 2018 from a trained healthcare practitioner. Informed consent was sought from all participants before the administration of the instrument. The research setting was the community Primary Health Center. About 54.0% of participants presented with no family history of hypertension but 19.7% had a family history of type II diabetes mellitus. More women were found to be hypertensive, with the majority (93.4%) monitoring their blood pressure. The study revealed that more men were current smokers. A large number of participants were engaged in a sedentary lifestyle with about one-third of the participants reported being obese. Physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyle, and hypertension were among the lifestyle-related risk factors for chronic diseases among residents of this rural community.
  • 关键词:Lifestyle Diseases;hypertension;tobacco smoking;diabetes;obesity
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