Noncommunicable diseases and post-conflict countries

Roberts, Bayard; Patel, Preeti; McKee, Martin

doi:10.2471/blt.11.098863

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“…29 This fact was clearly pointed out by participants as they suggested that most of the internally displaced population in Quibdó experienced limitations for meeting basic survival necessities, stigmatization, and a variety of difficulties for accommodating to their new life in the city. Although literature has focused more on acute and mental health consequences of exposure to conflict and displacement, 33 those who survive may experience long-term effects that similarly threaten their health and lives, Displacement results in socio-cultural, psychosocial, and physiological stressors. 32,34 These stressors can set in motion a series of physiological changes that have been clearly linked to hypertension [35][36][37][38] as well as other chronic health risks.…”

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“…45 Finally, displacement may lead to hypertension through the adoption of damaging coping behaviors (e.g., excessive alcohol consumption), and the lack of economic resources for healthrelated behaviors such as healthy diets, as was evidenced in this study. 33,45 Unplanned Urban Space and Hypertension. Participants attributed a key role to displacement as a driver of the urbanization process of Quibdó.…”

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Local Actors’ Frames of the Role of Living Conditions in Shaping Hypertension Risk and Disparities in a Colombian Municipality

2016

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Conditions in the social and physical environment influence population health and risk for CVD, including hypertension. These environmental conditions are influenced by the decisions of public officials, community leaders, and service providers. Examining the frames that local decision makers bring to understanding hypertension can provide important insights into the decisions that they make about strategies for addressing this problem in their jurisdiction. The goal of this study was to examine the frames that local decision makers in Quibdó, Colombia, bring to understanding hypertension risk, and in particular, whether and how they use frames that encompass associations between living conditions and hypertension risk. Data for this qualitative study were collected using a stratified sampling strategy. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in 2012 with 13 local decision makers and analyzed using a framework approach. Participants linked the structural conditions experienced in Quibdó, including displacement, limited economic opportunities, and the infrastructure of the city, to hypertension risk through multiple pathways, including behavioral risk factors for hypertension and physiologic responses to stress. They described the social patterning of these factors across socioeconomic, racial/ethnic, and gender hierarchies. Although several conditions associated with hypertension risk are widely distributed in the city's population, social processes of marginalization and stratification create additional disadvantages for those on the lower rungs of the social hierarchy.

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Local Actors’ Frames of the Role of Living Conditions in Shaping Hypertension Risk and Disparities in a Colombian Municipality

2016

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“…1,2 Physical activity interventions that are locally adapted and directed toward adolescents may be an effective approach to addressing these health problems during a critical life-stage transition. 3,4 The sport-for-development sector claims to achieve this objective and has experienced rapid expansion in international investment since the UN International Year of Sport and Physical Education in 2005.…”

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Sport-for-Development Interventions: Whom Do They Reach and What Is Their Potential for Impact on Physical and Mental Health in Low-Income Countries?

Richards¹,

Foster²

2013

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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“…Afghanistan being a conflict affected country and limited capacity could be vulnerable to NCDs due to high level of psychological stress, rapid urbanization and aggressive food marketing response. Despite of government the Afghanistan's donor partners have not prioritized preventive or curative services for noncommunicable diseases in their programs [15]. It is believed that a large proportion of NCDs can be prevented by reducing the 4 main risk factors: tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet and the harmful use of alcohol [5].…”

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Prevalence of Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases in Mazar-e-Sharif city using WHO STEP-Wise Approach

Saeed¹,

Rasooly²

2017

IOSRPHR

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-Background: Afghanistan is suffering from double burden of diseases including communicable and noncommunicable. The aim of this study was determine the risk factors for NCDs among adult's population in Mazar-e-Sharif city, Afghanistan. Methods and Materials: A provincial cross-sectional study was conducted from April to May 2015 on the prevalence of NCD risk factors using the WHO STEPS adapted instrument. The study enrolled a random sample of 1249 adults of age group of 25-70 years. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Fasting venous blood sample was collected to assess the lipid profile and fasting blood sugar. Anthropometric measurements of the participants were also taken. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results: Out of all (1231) respondents 664 (53.9%) were females and 567 (46.1%) males with a mean age of 40.5±13.2 years. More than half (59.3%) were illiterates and (83.7%) were married and 72% had income of less than 10000 AFN. 9.9% were smokers and (8.3%) were mouth snuff users. Seventy nine percent of respondents ate fruits and 60% took vegetables 3 days or less per week. Almost 12% practiced vigorous physical activity and 21.8% of subjects reported doing moderate physical activity. Almost half (48.5) of subjects were overweight or obese. 30.9% had high blood pressure and 9.2% percent recorded diabetic. Level of high cholesterol was 33.2%, high triglycerides was 20.4%. Furthermore high level of low density lipoprotein (LDL) was 55% and high level of high density lipoprotein (HDL) was 36.9%. The mean level of triglyceride, total cholesterol, HDL and LDL were 161.7 mg/dL, 179.2mg/dL, 49.4 mg/dL and 113.4 mg/dL were respectively. Conclusions: The findings of study revealed a high burden of risk factors for NCDs in the study population, showing the country is experiencing both communicable and noncommunicable at the same time. It is recommended and emphasized on focusing of interventions to prevent and control the noncommunicable diseases.

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Noncommunicable diseases and post-conflict countries

Cited by 57 publications

References 9 publications

Local Actors’ Frames of the Role of Living Conditions in Shaping Hypertension Risk and Disparities in a Colombian Municipality

Local Actors’ Frames of the Role of Living Conditions in Shaping Hypertension Risk and Disparities in a Colombian Municipality

Sport-for-Development Interventions: Whom Do They Reach and What Is Their Potential for Impact on Physical and Mental Health in Low-Income Countries?

Prevalence of Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases in Mazar-e-Sharif city using WHO STEP-Wise Approach

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