Prevalence of risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh: Results from STEPS survey 2010

MM Zaman, MM Rahman, MR Rahman… - Indian journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: Nationally representative data on noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk
factors are lacking in Bangladesh. This study was done to determine the prevalence of …

Prevalence of non-communicable disease risk factors among poor shantytown residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a community-based cross-sectional survey

M Khalequzzaman, C Chiang, SR Choudhury… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This study aims to describe the prevalence of non-communicable disease (NCD)
risk factors among the urban poor in Bangladesh. Design We conducted a community-based …

Distribution of diabetes, hypertension and non-communicable disease risk factors among adults in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional survey

E Fottrell, N Ahmed, SK Shaha, H Jennings… - BMJ global …, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasing in low-income settings.
We conducted a survey of risk factors, blood pressure and blood glucose in rural …

Risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh: findings of the population-based cross-sectional national survey 2018

BK Riaz, MZ Islam, ANMS Islam, MM Zaman… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To determine the national prevalence of risk factors of non-communicable
diseases (NCD) in the adult population of Bangladesh. Design The study was a population …

Sociodemographic differentials of selected noncommunicable diseases risk factors among adults in Matlab, Bangladesh: findings from a WHO STEPS survey

A Razzaque, L Nahar, AHMG Mustafa… - Asia Pacific Journal …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The study examined noncommunicable diseases risk factors among adults 25 to 64 years
old of the Matlab Health and Demographic Surveillance System using World Health …

Clustering of non-communicable diseases risk factors in Bangladeshi adults: An analysis of STEPS survey 2013

MM Zaman, MR Bhuiyan, MN Karim… - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have already become major
killers in Bangladesh. Once NCDs are developed, they become chronic health and …

Risk factor profile for chronic non-communicable diseases: results of a community-based study in Kerala, India

KR Thankappan, B Shah, P Mathur… - Indian Journal of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background & objectives: Kerala State is a harbinger of what will happen in future to the rest
of India in chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD). We assessed:(i) the burden of NCD …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases in adults: key findings from the Pakistan STEPS survey

I Rafique, MAN Saqib, MA Munir, H Qureshi… - … Mediterr Health J, 2018 - emro.who.int
Background: Pakistan lacks data on the prevalence of risk factors for common
noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Objectives: This study aimed to determine the …

Profile of risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Punjab, Northern India: Results of a state-wide STEPS survey

JS Thakur, G Jeet, A Pal, S Singh, A Singh, SS Deepti… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Efforts to assess the burden of non-communicable diseases risk factors has
improved in low and middle-income countries after political declaration of UN High Level …

Burden of noncommunicable diseases in Pakistan

T Kazmi, MLF Nagi, S Razzaq, S Hussnain… - Eastern Mediterranean …, 2022 - apps.who.int
Background: Cases of noncommunicable (‎ NCD)‎ diseases are increasing in Pakistan. They
are responsible for 58% of all deaths and information on the risk factors is lacking. Aims: To …