Prevalence and risk factors for self-reported non-communicable diseases among older Ugandans
A cross-sectional study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19530438 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Ojiambo Wandera (0000-0002-5617-0274, Makerere University, corresponding author), Betty Kwagala (0000-0002-1095-0072, Makerere University), James Ntozi (0000-0002-6922-8359, Makerere University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27923 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Health Action (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1654-9716 • E-ISSN: 1654-9880 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3402/gha.v8.27923 |
| PMID | 26205363 |
| OpenAlex | W2135266328 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 17 |
BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence about the prevalence and risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among older Ugandans. Therefore, this article is aimed at investigating the prevalence of self-reported NCDs and their associated risk factors using a nationally representative sample. DESIGN: We conducted a secondary analysis of the 2010 Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) using a weighted sample of 2,382 older people. Frequency distributions for descriptive statistics and Pearson chi-square tests to identify the association between self-reported NCDs and selected explanatory variables were done. Finally, multivariable complementary log-log regressions to estimate the risk factors for self-reported NCDs among older people in Uganda were done. RESULTS: About 2 in 10 (23%) older persons reported at least one NCD [including hypertension (16%), diabetes (3%), and heart disease (9%)]. Among all older people, reporting NCDs was higher among those aged 60-69 and 70-79; Muslims; and Pentecostals and Seventh Day Adventists (SDAs). In addition, the likelihood of reporting NCDs was higher among older persons who depended on remittances and earned wages; owned a bicycle; were sick in the last 30 days; were disabled; and were women. Conversely, the odds of reporting NCDs were lower for those who were relatives of household heads and were poor. CONCLUSIONS: In Uganda, self-reported NCDs were associated with advanced age, being a woman, having a disability, ill health in the past 30 days, being rich, depended on remittances and earning wages, being Muslim, Pentecostal and SDAs, and household headship. The Ministry of Health should prevent and manage NCDs by creating awareness in the public and improving the supply of essential drugs for these health conditions. Finally, there is a need for specialised surveillance studies of older people to monitor the trends and patterns of NCDs over time
Christian ministry · Cross-sectional study · Descriptive statistics · Disease · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Non-communicable disease · Demography · Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins · Global Health and Epidemiology · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Gerontology
Association between home and community-based services utilization and self-rated health among Chinese older adults with chronic diseases
Does Economic Support Have an Impact on the Health Status of Elderly Patients With Chronic Diseases in China? - Based on CHARLS (2018) Data Research
Health literacy and chronic disease prevalence
Transforming long-term post-acute care for the aging population through home infusion therapy in China
Pressure
Geographical, sex, and socioeconomic differences in non-communicable disease indicators
Prevalence and correlates of depression among older persons in rural eastern Uganda
Chronic disease, risk factors and disability in adults aged 50 and above living with and without HIV
Validade e concordância do diabetes mellitus referido em idosos
The health cost of tobacco use in Uganda
Disability and poverty
Access to Health Care in Contexts of Livelihood Insecurity
Looking at non-communicable diseases in Uganda through a local lens
Self-reported prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases and associated factors among older adults in South Africa
Retracted
Role of occupational health in managing non-communicable diseases in Brunei Darussalam
Women and NCDs
Towards reframing health service delivery in Uganda
Experiences and perceptions about cause and prevention of cardiovascular disease among people with cardiometabolic conditions
Essential evidence for guiding health system priorities and policies
Prevalence and correlates of disability among older Ugandans
Using the INDEPTH HDSS to build capacity for chronic non-communicable disease risk factor surveillance in low and middle-income countries
Sociodemographic predictors of multiple non-communicable disease risk factors among older adults in South Africa
Social gradients in self-reported health and well-being among adults aged 50 years and over in Pune District, India
Sociodemographic and socioeconomic patterns of chronic non-communicable disease among the older adult population in Ghana
Primary Health Care
This is where we buried our sons’
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |