Socio-demographic and modifiable risk factors of diabetes and hypertension among resource constrained patients from rural areas in mdantsane township in South Africa
| dc.contributor.author | Xhakaza, Lettilia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Abrahams-October, Zainonesa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mohammednur, Mohammedmekin Mohammedseid | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-08T09:10:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-01-08T09:10:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Recently, developing countries have shown a dramatic increase in non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The burden of NCDs in South Africa has increased over the past years resulting in an estimated 37% of all-cause mortality and 16% of disability-adjusted life years. Currently, diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HTN) are the two most prevalent NCDs associated with the rapid increase in mortality. Objective: To demonstrate the socio-demographic and modifiable risk factors of diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HTN) among South African adults. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in the Cecilia Makiwane Hospital serving the residents of Mdantsane. Relevant socio-demographic data, anthropometric measurements, triplicate blood pressure, fasting blood glu-cose and lipogram analysis were obtained from 265 outpatients. Results: Multivariate anlysis shows that; salt intake, smoking, elevated triglycerides and decreased high-density lipoprotein levels were significantly associated with DM with adjusted odds ratio of 0.18 (p=0.002), 0.26 (p=0.048), 2.19 (p=0.006) and 0.38 (p=0.001), respectively. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Xhakaza, L. et al. (2020). Socio-demographic and modifiable risk factors of diabetes and hypertension among resource constrained patients from rural areas in mdantsane township in South Africa. African Health Sciences, 20(3),1344-1354 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1680-6905 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | 10.4314/ahs.v20i3.41 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/5616 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Makerere University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Diabetes | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hypertension | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mdantsane township | en_US |
| dc.subject | Rural areas | en_US |
| dc.subject | South Africa | en_US |
| dc.title | Socio-demographic and modifiable risk factors of diabetes and hypertension among resource constrained patients from rural areas in mdantsane township in South Africa | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |