Cardiovascular risk among community members in three communities in the Cape Metropole of the Western Cape

T Crowley, R Francis, T Ismail, J Hoffman… - African Journal of …, 2024 - journals.co.za
Background Cardiovascular diseases pose a risk to population health in South Africa and
are responsible for almost one in six deaths (17.3%). Aim To determine the cardiovascular …

Prevalence of major cardiovascular disease risk factors among a group of sub-Saharan African young adults: a population-based cross-sectional study in Yaoundé …

JR Nansseu, BS Kameni, FK Assah, JJ Bigna… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To determine the prevalence estimates of some major risk factors for
cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a young adult-aged population living in Yaoundé …

Prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and associated risk factors in a rural black population of South Africa

M Alberts, P Urdal, K Steyn, I Stensvold… - European Journal of …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
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 …

Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of cardiovascular risk factors among patients with hypertension in South African primary care

JM Ngango, OB Omole - Cardiovascular Journal of Africa, 2018 - journals.co.za
Objective: To determine the prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of cardiovascular
risk factors among patients with hypertension at Johan Heyns Community Health Centre …

Prognostic values of modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular events in South African health promotion

JT Kganakga, P Bester, C Ricci, S Botha-Le Roux… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are increasing at an alarming rate among the
South African population. This study aimed to determine the prognostic value of modifiable …

A time bomb of cardiovascular risk factors in South Africa: results from the Heart of Soweto Study “Heart Awareness Days”

K Tibazarwa, L Ntyintyane, K Sliwa, T Gerntholtz… - International journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: There is strong anecdotal evidence that many urban communities in Sub-
Saharan Africa are in epidemiologic transition with the subsequent emergence of more …

The global cardiovascular diseases risk pattern in a peri-urban working-class community in South Africa. The Mamre study

K Steyn, NS Levitt, M Hoffman, AD Marais, JM Fourie… - Ethnicity & Disease, 2004 - JSTOR
Objectives: To describe the cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and the global burden
of CVD risk in a peri-urban, working-class community of Mamre near Cape Town. To identify …

[HTML][HTML] Community-based screening for cardiovascular disease in the Capricorn District of Limpopo Province, South Africa

RN Malema, PM Mphekgwana… - The Open Public …, 2021 - openpublichealthjournal.com
Background: The number of people who suffer and die from Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
is increasing at an alarming rate in low-and middle-income countries. Objective: The …

[PDF][PDF] Community-based Investigation of the Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases in Ibadan and suburbs (COMBAT CVDs)-Design and Methods

AP Okekunle, OJ Asowata, OJ Akinpeloye… - African Journal of …, 2022 - ajol.info
CHAPTER 1 Page 1 Afr. J. Biomed. Res. Vol. 25 (May, 2022); 265– 271 Study protocol
Community-based Investigation of the Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases in Ibadan …

Feasibility of a cardiovascular cohort in a Sub-Saharan Africa community: preliminary report of the pilot project TAHES (Tanvè Health Study) in Benin

YC Houehanou, C Mizéhoun-Adissoda… - Global health …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Faced with the growing burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) including
atherosclerotic in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the development of appropriate prediction …