Background. Understanding the burden and trend of hypertension and the associated care
cascade can provide direction to the development of interventions preventing and …

Background Studies regarding blood pressure of Nepal have demonstrated a contrasting
prevalence. We aimed at providing a generalized estimate of the prevalence of hypertension …

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is estimated to cause 46% of all mortalities in
Kuwait. To design effective primary and secondary prevention programs, an assessment of a …

Background Hypertension is an emerging public health problem in Sub Saharan Africa
(SSA) and urbanization is considered to favor its emergence. Given a paucity of information …

Background Globally, diabetes is the top priority chronic disease. Health literary would be
cost effective for prevention and control of diabetes and its consequences. This study was …

Background Adequate awareness of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and their risk factors
may help reduce the population's exposure to modifiable risk factors and thereby contribute …

Background Self-care helps maintain health, prevents complications and improves the
quality of life of patients living with heart failure (HF). Self-care is critical to HF management …

Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) studies guide the implementation of public health
interventions (PHIs), and they are important tools for political persuasion. The design and …

Background Physical inactivity is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular and other
noncommunicable diseases in high-, low-and middle-income countries. Nepal, a low …

Background As a low-income country, Nepal is experiencing cardiovascular diseases as an
emerging health problem. However, studies are lacking on the risk factors of cardiovascular …