Individual and household level factors associated with presence of multiple non-communicable disease risk factors in Kenyan adults

Individual and household level factors associated with presence of multiple non-communicable disease risk factors in Kenyan adults

Abstract Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), are increasing globally, causing about 60% of disability-adjusted life years and 39.8 million deaths in 2015. Risk factors often cluster and interact multiplicatively in an individual and this is strongly associated with the development and sever...

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Main Authors: Frederick M Wekesah, Loise Nyanjau, Joseph Kibachio, Martin K Mutua, Shukri F Mohamed, Diederick E Grobbee, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Christine Ngaruiya, Tilahun N Haregu, Gershim Asiki, Catherine K Kyobutungi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Non-communicable disease
Multiple risk
STEPs
Kenya
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-6055-8

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