The burden of risk factors for non-communicable disease in rural Bihar, India: a comparative study with national health surveys

Abstract Background The incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is increasing in rural India. The National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5) provides estimates of the burden of NCDs and their risk factors in women aged 15–49 and men aged 15–54 years. The aim of this study is to estimate the prev...

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Main Authors: Stephanie Ross, Kashika Chadha, Shantanu Mishra, Sarah Lewington, Sasha Shepperd, Toral Gathani, on behalf of the NCDRI study collaborators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13818-1