Chronic Conditions and Multimorbidity Among Middle-Aged and Elderly Peri-Urban Dwellers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Chronic Conditions and Multimorbidity Among Middle-Aged and Elderly Peri-Urban Dwellers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

ObjectivesChronic conditions and multimorbidity affect care needs and prevention opportunities.MethodsWe studied 2,246 men and women aged ≥40 years within the Dar es Salaam Urban Cohort Study from June 2017 to July 2018. Seventeen chronic conditions were assessed based on self-report, body and blood...

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Main Authors: Stefan Kohler, Till Bärnighausen, Patrick Kazonda, Germana H. Leyna, Julia Lohmann, Japhet Killewo, Julia K. Rohr, Laura-Marie Stieglitz, Nicolas Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-06-01
Series:International Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
chronic conditions
infectious diseases
middle-aged
multimorbidity
non-communicable diseases
older adults
Online Access:https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2024.1606387/full

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