2019
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-019-00368-y
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High Burden of Non-communicable Diseases among a Young Slum Population in Haiti

Abstract: The objective of this study was to characterize the demographics and population health of four slum communities in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, including population density and the burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases. Four urban slums were surveyed using a population-representative design between July and October 2016. A multistage cluster area random sampling process was used to identify households and individuals for the survey. Household surveys included rosters of residents, household characteri… Show more

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“…Prior work indicated 50% of the adult population was 18–30 years and 60% were women [ 16 ]. The plan was to assess sample composition at 6 months and this assessment revealed the age distribution was as planned but we were recruiting too many women.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Prior work indicated 50% of the adult population was 18–30 years and 60% were women [ 16 ]. The plan was to assess sample composition at 6 months and this assessment revealed the age distribution was as planned but we were recruiting too many women.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The sample size is 3000 participants. Based on our prior work, we assumed a 96% household response rate and 91% of households having at least 2 adults available for study participation [ 16 , 17 ]. We anticipate needing to identify and recruit from approximately 1963 households across 2045 GPS points.…”
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“…In this issue of the Journal, McNairy and colleagues [1] have reported on the high burden of noncommunicable diseases among a young slum population in Haiti. The data are compelling in part because they used a rigorous design.…”
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