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Validity of Measures for Chronic Disease in African Settings (2021)

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The global health community has gradually been turning its attention toward chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).¹ However, as Sanuade explains in the next chapter, the lack of well-established NCD surveys, disease registries, cohort studies and complete health facility data has meant that the data available to understand chronic NCDs, their risk factors and appropriate interventions in these settings are limited. There have been recent attempts to fill in these data gaps. The World Health Organization (WHO) has implemented World Health Surveys, Stepwise Approach to Surveillance (STEPS) and the longitudinal Study on Global Ageing and Adult

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Authors & Contributors
Scott-Smith, Tom
LaBonte, Michelle Lynne
Natali Valdez
Moses E. Ochonu
Sanuade, Olutobi
Parhi, Katariina
Concepts
Public health
Disease and diseases
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Chronic diseases
Health risk assessment
Developing countries
Time Periods
21st century
20th century
20th century, late
19th century
Places
Africa
Kilimanjaro, Mount
Sierra Leone
Bangladesh
Ghana
Tanzania (Tanganyika, Zanzibar)
Institutions
World Health Organization (WHO)
UNICEF
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
World Bank
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