Prevalence and risk factors for self-reported non-communicable diseases among older Ugandans

A cross-sectional study

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ID19530438
AutoresStephen Ojiambo Wandera (0000-0002-5617-0274, Makerere University, autor de correspondencia), Betty Kwagala (0000-0002-1095-0072, Makerere University), James Ntozi (0000-0002-6922-8359, Makerere University)
Año2015
Volumen8
Número1
Páginas27923
Fecha de publicación2015-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGlobal Health Action (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1654-9716 • E-ISSN: 1654-9880
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.3402/gha.v8.27923
PMID26205363
OpenAlexW2135266328
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas17

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