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Impact of socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and urbanization on risk factor profiles of cardiovascular disease in Africa
Sliwa, Karen Acquah, Letitia Gersh, Bernard J. Mocumbi, Ana Olga
Sliwa, Karen
Acquah, Letitia
Gersh, Bernard J.
Mocumbi, Ana Olga
Abstract
Africa is a continent characterized by marked ethnic, sociodemographic, and economic diversity, with profound changes in many regions over the past 2 decades. This diversity has an impact on cardiovascular disease presentation and outcomes. Within Africa and within the individual countries, one can find regions having predominantly communicable diseases such as rheumatic heart disease, tuberculous pericarditis, or cardiomyopathy and others having a marked increase in noncommunicable disease such as hypertension and hypertensive heart disease. Ischemic heart disease remains rare in most countries. Difficulties in the planning and implementation of effective health care in most African countries are compounded by a paucity of studies and a low rate of investment in research and data acquisition. The fiduciary responsibilities of companies working in Africa should include the effective and efficient use of natural resources to promote the overall health of populations.
Keywords
cardiovascular diseases, epidemiology
Date
2016
Type
Journal article
Journal
Circulation
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Volume
133
Issue
12
Page Range
1199-1208
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Open access
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Controlled