Background To determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of cardiovascular
diseases in a rural adult black population from Limpopo Province in South Africa. Design A …

Background: It has been hypothesised that rural sub-Saharan Africa is at an early stage of
epidemiological transition from communicable to non-communicable diseases (NCD) …

Objective. To determine and compare the prevalence of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) risk
factors in a rural and an urban black population. Design. A survey to determine the …

Background Cardiovascular disease worldwide is largely driven by modifiable risk factors.
This study sought to identify and determine the prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk …

Objective To determine the prevalence, associations and management of hypertension in
the 25–74-year-old urban black population of Cape Town and examine the change between …

Introduction Over 80% of cardiovascular deaths take place in low-and middle-income
countries; most of these deaths are due to modifiable risk factors. The study aimed at …

Abstract Background Urban areas in Africa suffer a serious problem with dual burden of
infectious diseases and emerging chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD) …

BACKGROUND: There is strong anecdotal evidence that many urban communities in Sub-
Saharan Africa are in epidemiologic transition with the subsequent emergence of more …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) causes of worldwide preventable morbidity and mortality.
CVDs are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in developing countries, and rates are …

STUDY OBJECTIVE--To assess the level of cardiovascular risk factors in young people in
sub-Saharan Africa living in rural and urban settings. DESIGN--Cross sectional survey of the …