Tackling Africa's chronic disease burden
From the local to the global
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19534328 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ama De-Graft Aikins (0000-0001-9215-0134), Nigel Unwin (0000-0002-1368-1648), Charles Agyemang (0000-0002-3882-7295), Pascale Allotey (0000-0002-6942-5774), Catherine Campbell (0009-0008-4644-7728), Daniel Arhinful (0000-0002-5496-3289) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Globalization and Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-8603 • E-ISSN: 1744-8603 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1186/1744-8603-6-5 |
| PMID | 20403167 |
| PMCID | PMC2873934 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 42 |
| References cited | 27 |
Women living with multi-morbidity in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
Changes in causes of pregnancy-related and maternal mortality in Zimbabwe 2007-08 to 2018-19
Future challenges for clinical care of an ageing population infected with HIV
Obesity in sub-Saharan Africa
Prevalence of non-communicable diseases and its risk factors among Ijegun-Isheri Osun residents in Lagos State, Nigeria
Harnessing the power of the grassroots to conduct public health research in sub-Saharan Africa
Association between internal migration and epidemic dynamics
Socioeconomic Inequalities in Adult Obesity Prevalence in South Africa
Quality of life among people with mental illness attending a psychiatric outpatient clinic in Ethiopia
Chronic patient as intermittent partner for policy-makers
Tracing Africa’s progress towards implementing the Non-Communicable Diseases Global action plan 2013–2020
Identifying common barriers and facilitators to linkage and retention in chronic disease care in western Kenya
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Elevated Blood Pressure and Elevated Blood Glucose among Residents of Kajiado County, Kenya
Heavy burden of non-communicable diseases at early age and gender disparities in an adult population of Burkina Faso
Implementation of a Community-Based Mind–Body (Tae-Bo) Physical Activity Programme on Health-Related Physical Fitness in Rural Black Overweight and Obese Women with Manifest Risk Factors for Multimorbidity
Differences in the relationship between social capital and hypertension in emerging vs. established economies in Sub-Saharan Africa
Prevalence and associated factors of diabetes-related distress among type 2 diabetic patients in Africa
Time trends in socio-economic, urban-rural and regional disparities in prevalence of obesity among non-pregnant women in Lesotho
Seasonal and socio-demographic patterns of self-reporting major disease groups in north-west Burkina Faso
Retrospective Analysis of the Outcome of Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients with Coexisting Metabolic Syndrome and HIV Using Multinomial Logistic Regression
Management and Prevention Strategies for Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Their Risk Factors
Rural–urban health-seeking behaviours for non-communicable diseases in Sierra Leone
Hypertension awareness, treatment and control in Ghana
Social networks, perceived social support, and HbA1c in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus in urban Ghana
Ethnicity and cardiovascular health research
‘A chronic disease is a disease which keeps coming back … it is like the flu’
The Profiles of Health Aging in Older Ethiopian Adults within the WHO Healthy Aging Framework
I have a child i need to live for’
Integrating cervical cancer prevention initiatives with HIV care in resource-constrained settings
Neglected chronic disease
The relationship between collective action and serious illness in western Kenya
“I don’t have options but to persevere.” Experiences and practices of care for HIV and diabetes in rural Tanzania
The integration of communicable and non-communicable disease (CD-NCD) health services in Africa
Burden of hemoglobinopathies and hemolytic anemias in the World Health Organization African region, 2000–2021
Implementation science research for the scale-up of evidence-based interventions for sickle cell disease in africa
Establishing and sustaining research partnerships in Africa
Evaluation of the international standardized 24-h dietary recall methodology (GloboDiet) for potential application in research and surveillance within African settings
How is goal setting used in interventions for chronic disease prevention and management in sub-Saharan Africa? A systematic review and narrative synthesis
Aging, Health, and Quality of Life for Older People Living With HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa
Culture, ethnicity and chronic conditions
Does the distribution of healthcare utilization match needs in Africa
Urbanicity and child health in 26 sub-Saharan African countries
Healer shopping in Africa
Grand challenges in chronic non-communicable diseases
The burden and costs of chronic diseases in low-income and middle-income countries
Psychosocial impact of sickle cell disorder
Local suffering and the global discourse of mental health and human rights
"I washed and fed my mother before going to school"
Non-communicable diseases and global health governance
Uneven dietary development
A review of co-morbidity between infectious and chronic disease in Sub Saharan Africa
An overview of cardiovascular risk factor burden in sub-Saharan African countries
Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and established risk factors among populations of sub-Saharan African descent in Europe
Building partnerships to support community-led HIV/Aids management
Reframing applied disease stigma research
Epilepsy, Culture, Identity and Well-being
The psychosocial problems of sickle cell disease sufferers and their methods of coping
Chronic illness as biographical disruption
| Unique citing works | 42 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 41 |