Hypertension is a major contributor to global morbidity and mortality. In South Africa, the
government has employed a whole systems approach to address the growing burden of non …

There is a pressing need for global health preventions to curb the escalating burden of non-
communicable diseases (NCDs). Utilising multi-country study designs can improve our …

Objectives There is a scarcity of longitudinal cohort studies in sub-Saharan Africa to
understand the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease as a basis for intervention. We …

Background: Despite increasing obesity in South African adults, data on the prevalence and
determinants of body mass index (BMI) from rural communities, home to a significant …

The employment landscape has changed significantly over the past few years in emerging
economies including Ghana where many people are rapidly transitioning from livelihood …

Low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) constitute the majority of the world's population
and bear more than 80% of the global burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD). 1, 2 The …

Aims We sought to evaluate the yield and linkage-to-care for diabetes and hypertension
screening alongside a study assessing the use of rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 in taxi …

Background. Elevated sodium consumption is associated with increased blood pressure, a
major risk factor for cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease. Objectives. To quantify the …

Recent global and regional reports consistently confirm the high and increasing prevalence
of hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with poor detection, treatment, and control …

This paper assessed the transition probabilities between the stages of hypertension severity
and the length of time an individual might spend at a particular disease state using the new …