Body-mass index and diabetes risk in 57 low-income and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of nationally representative, individual-level data in 685 …

F Teufel, JA Seiglie, P Geldsetzer, M Theilmann… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
… Additionally, our findings highlight that interventions and the BMI thresholds at which clinicians
and policy makers consider metabolic risk to be increased vary across LMICs. Finally, in …

Population attributable fractions for risk factors for dementia in low-income and middle-income countries: an analysis using cross-sectional survey data

N Mukadam, A Sommerlad, J Huntley… - The Lancet Global …, 2019 - thelancet.com
… (PAFs) or preventable dementia in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) using
the search terms “dementia”, “preventable”, and “low income”, with no limits on language or …

The state of hypertension care in 44 low-income and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of nationally representative individual-level data from 1· 1 …

P Geldsetzer, J Manne-Goehler, ME Marcus, C Ebert… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
… Additionally, given our finding that those who were smokers and who were overweight or
obese generally did not have a higher probability of completing the hypertension cascade (ie, …

E-health literacy and associated factors among chronic patients in a low-income country: a cross-sectional survey

KB Shiferaw, BC Tilahun, BF Endehabtu… - BMC medical informatics …, 2020 - Springer
… Consumers ability to search, find, appraise and use health information from the internet is
known as eHealth literacy skill. eHealth literacy is a congregate set of six basic skills (…

The state of diabetes treatment coverage in 55 low-income and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of nationally representative, individual-level data in …

D Flood, JA Seiglie, M Dunn, S Tschida… - The Lancet Healthy …, 2021 - thelancet.com
… We did a cross-sectional analysis of pooled, individual data from 55 … At the country level,
we estimated the proportion of individuals … Our findings suggest that improving access to …

Does bullying predict suicidal behaviors among in-school adolescents? A cross-sectional finding from Tanzania as an example of a low-income country

FK Shayo, PS Lawala - BMC psychiatry, 2019 - Springer
… Similar to high-income countries, our study showed that being bullied is prevalent among
in-school adolescents in Tanzania as an example of a low-income country. Moreover, being …

… getting there is not enough: a nationwide crosssectional study of 998 maternal deaths and 1451 near‐misses in public tertiary hospitals in a lowincome country

OT Oladapo, OO Adetoro, BA Ekele… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
… One explanation for this unusual finding may be related to our definition of ‘definitive
intervention’, … Nevertheless, our finding suggests that appropriate measures to incorporate other …

Cardiovascular disease risk profile and management practices in 45 low-income and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional study of nationally representative …

D Peiris, A Ghosh, J Manne-Goehler, LM Jaacks… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
… Methods and findings We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of nationally representative
… The large heterogeneity of the findings in this study reflects varying country contexts. …

Healthcare providers' digital competency: a cross-sectional survey in a low-income country setting

KB Shiferaw, BC Tilahun, BF Endehabtu - BMC health services research, 2020 - Springer
… gender inclusion is still a prominent challenge for middle- and lower-income countries such
as Ethiopia. The finding also indicated that participants with an educational status of diploma …

Epidemiology of hypertension in low-income countries: a cross-sectional population-based survey in rural Uganda

D Maher, L Waswa, K Baisley… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
… distant and probably dissimilar countries and populations, further … as part of a cross-sectional
survey of selected NCDs [17] . … This study provides baseline findings of the prevalence of …