1. Impact of Socioeconomic Status, Ethnicity, and Urbanization on Risk Factor Profiles of Cardiovascular Disease in Africa.
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Sliwa, Karen, Acquah, Letitia, Gersh, Bernard J., and Mocumbi, Ana Olga
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SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors , *CARDIOVASCULAR diseases , *COMMUNICABLE diseases , *RHEUMATIC heart disease , *CORONARY disease , *ECONOMIC statistics , *BLOOD pressure , *CHOLESTEROL , *ECONOMICS , *ETHNIC groups , *HEALTH planning , *HEALTH promotion , *INCOME , *HEALTH policy , *RESEARCH , *SOCIAL change , *GOVERNMENT aid , *COMORBIDITY , *GOVERNMENT programs , *SOCIOECONOMIC factors , *BODY mass index ,RESEARCH & economics ,DEVELOPING countries - Abstract
Africa is a continent characterized by marked ethnic, sociodemographic, and economic diversity, with profound changes in many regions over the past 2 decades. This diversity has an impact on cardiovascular disease presentation and outcomes. Within Africa and within the individual countries, one can find regions having predominantly communicable diseases such as rheumatic heart disease, tuberculous pericarditis, or cardiomyopathy and others having a marked increase in noncommunicable disease such as hypertension and hypertensive heart disease. Ischemic heart disease remains rare in most countries. Difficulties in the planning and implementation of effective health care in most African countries are compounded by a paucity of studies and a low rate of investment in research and data acquisition. The fiduciary responsibilities of companies working in Africa should include the effective and efficient use of natural resources to promote the overall health of populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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