The burden of non-communicable diseases: A scoping review focus on the context of India

S Ramesh, K Kosalram - Journal of education and health …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The mortality rate of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) contributes more in low-income
and middle-income countries, also among individuals with lower socioeconomic status in …

Cardiovascular Diseases Among Indian Older Adults: A Comprehensive Review

B Jan, MI Dar, B Choudhary, P Basist… - Cardiovascular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) constitute an important cause of morbidity and mortality
globally, and India is no exception to this trend. With the ongoing aging of the population in …

Rapid assessment of price instability and paucity of medicines and protection for COVID-19 across Asia: findings and public health implications for the future

B Godman, M Haque, S Islam, S Iqbal… - Frontiers in public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Countries have introduced a variety of measures to prevent and treat COVID-
19 with medicines and personal protective equipment (PPE), with some countries adopting …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 Risk Assessment Tool: Dual application of risk communication and risk governance

R Chatterjee, S Bajwa, D Dwivedi, R Kanji… - Progress in Disaster …, 2020 - Elsevier
Risk awareness is the best way to prevent and slow-down the transmission of the COVID-19
pandemic. Risk awareness is achieved through communication of risk assessment. Effective …

Hypertension awareness, treatment, and control and their association with healthcare access in the middle-aged and older Indian population: A nationwide cohort …

J Lee, J Wilkens, E Meijer, TV Sekher, DE Bloom… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Hypertension is the most important cardiovascular risk factor in India, and
representative studies of middle-aged and older Indian adults have been lacking. Our …

National noncommunicable disease monitoring survey (NNMS) in India: Estimating risk factor prevalence in adult population

P Mathur, V Kulothungan, S Leburu, A Krishnan… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background The primary objective of National NCD monitoring survey (NNMS) was to
generate national-level estimates of key NCD indicators identified in the national NCD …

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in India: An analysis of policy and technological interventions

I Goel, S Sharma, S Kashiramka - Health policy and technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Following a surge in cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in June
2020, India became the third-worst affected country worldwide. This study aims to analyse …

Diagnosis and treatment of hypertension among people aged 45 years and over in India: a sub-national analysis of the variation in performance of Indian states

M Bhatia, M Kumar, P Dixit, LK Dwivedi - Frontiers in public health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the single largest contributor to non-
communicable disease (NCD) deaths, with hypertension contributing to a significant …

Prevalence and factors associated with undiagnosed and uncontrolled heart disease: A study based on self-reported chronic heart disease and symptom-based …

W Ahmed, T Muhammad, C Maurya, SN Akhtar - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background This study aimed to examine the prevalence of heart diseases and angina
pectoris and associated factors among middle-aged and older Indian adults. Additionally …

Prevalence of and factors associated with high blood pressure among adolescents in India

A Vasudevan, T Thomas, A Kurpad… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance High blood pressure (BP) in children and adolescents is becoming one of the
most common health conditions worldwide and is much more widely prevalent than …