Disability, noncommunicable disease and health information

Richards, Nicola; Gouda, Hebe; Durham, Jo; Rampatige, Rasika; Rodney, Anna; Whittaker, Maxine

doi:10.2471/blt.15.156869

Cited by 45 publications

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“…It is considerable, NCDs accompanied with economical burden because of productivity reduction and diverting resources from productive purposes to NCDs treatment. Because of, the poor population struggled with health expenditure and living costs, they have been suffered from economic stress more than other people [12, 14]. It is remarkable; the first cause of catastrophic health expenditures is NCDs and this problem reinforce societal inequities [6, 15].…”

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National action plan for non-communicable diseases prevention and control in Iran; a response to emerging epidemic

Peykari

Hashemi

Dinarvand

et al. 2017

J Diabetes Metab Disord

151

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Emerging Non-communicable diseases burden move United Nation to call for 25% reduction by 2025 in premature mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The World Health Organization (WHO) developed global action plan for prevention and control NCDs, but the countries’ contexts, priorities, and health care system might be different. Therefore, WHO expects from countries to meet national commitments to achieve the 25 by 25 goal through adapted targets and action plan.In this regards, sustainable high-level political statement plays a key role in rules and regulation support, and multi-sectoral collaborations to NCDs’ prevention and control by considering the sustainable development goals and universal health coverage factors.Therefore, Iran established the national authority’s structure as Iranian Non Communicable Diseases Committee (INCDC) and developed NCDs’ national action plan through multi-sectoral approach and collaboration researchers and policy makers. Translation Iran’s expertise could be benefit to mobilizing leadership in other countries for practical action to save the millions of peoples.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

National action plan for non-communicable diseases prevention and control in Iran; a response to emerging epidemic

Peykari

Hashemi

Dinarvand

et al. 2017

J Diabetes Metab Disord

151

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“…For example, stroke can cause paralysis, speech difficulties and cognitive limitations; heart disease contributes to limited physical endurance; and, diabetic peripheral vascular disease too often results in vision impairment and/or limb amputation. The need for rehabilitation services has increased with the increasing NCDs and population ageing in the region (Richards et al, 2016).…”

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Identifying Rehabilitation Workforce Strengths, Concerns and Needs: A Case Study from the Pacific Islands

Gargett

Llewellyn

Short

et al. 2016

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“…[1] According to the World Health Organization (WHO), NCDs have resulted in 38 million deaths globally in 2010 -2012, with low-and middle-income countries accounting for 28 million deaths. [2][3][4] South Africa (SA) was one of the 23 countries that largely contributed to the 28 million NCD-related disability-adjusted life years (DALYs).…”

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Age-group differences in risk perceptions of non-communicable diseases among adults in Diepsloot township, Johannesburg, South Africa: A cross-sectional study based on the Health Belief Model

2017

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Background. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in South Africa (SA) occur simultaneously with an ageing HIV-positive population, resulting in premature deaths in persons <70 years of age. Poor risk perception of NCDs results in poor adoption practices of NCD preventive measures. There is a gap in age-related research regarding risk perceptions of NCDs among the SA population. Objective. To investigate age-group differences in risk perceptions of NCDs based on the Health Belief Model. Methods. This cross-sectional design used secondary data obtained from Community AIDS Response (CARe), Johannesburg, SA. Data were collected by means of a cross-sectional survey in Extension 2 (Blocks I, J, K and L) of Diepsloot township, Johannesburg, SA. The Pearson χ 2 test of independence was used to examine the relationship between age groups and risk perceptions of NCDs. A p<0.05 value was considered statistically significant. Results. A total of 2 135 participants were included in the analysis, of whom 71.5% were young adults (18 -35 years). The mean age of the study participants was 32.1 (standard deviation 9.87) years. Significant associations were found between age groups and risk perceptions of NCDs. More middle-aged adults than young adults and older-aged adults perceived family history (74.00% v. 72.74% v. 62.39%, p=0.045) and smoking (83.80% v. 77.20% v. 74.31%, p=0.004) as risk factors that would increase their risk of NCDs. A higher proportion of older-aged adults than young adults and middle-aged adults perceived effects on life and family (89.91% v. 77.39% v. 75.40%, p=0.004) as risks of NCD morbidities. More middle-aged adults than young adults and older-aged adults perceived the usefulness of not smoking (84.60% v. 81.06% v. 74.31%, p=0.028) as an effective NCD preventive measure. More young adults than middle-aged and older-aged adults considered health check-ups (59.31% v. 58.00% v. 41.28%, p=0.001) as a time-consuming process to prevent risks of NCDs. Conclusion. Young adults had poorer risk perceptions of NCDs than middle-aged and older-aged adults in Diepsloot township, resulting in poor practice of NCD preventive measures among young adults in the area. This may be due to the misunderstanding of the concept of invulnerability, possibly resulting from the limited access and exposure to NCD-related information among young adults compared with middle-aged and older-aged groups. This highlights the need to expand public health education programmes to increase outreach to the young adult population and increase accessibility to information relating to NCD risks, and encourage adoption of NCD preventive measures.

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Disability, noncommunicable disease and health information

Cited by 45 publications

References 9 publications

National action plan for non-communicable diseases prevention and control in Iran; a response to emerging epidemic

National action plan for non-communicable diseases prevention and control in Iran; a response to emerging epidemic

Identifying Rehabilitation Workforce Strengths, Concerns and Needs: A Case Study from the Pacific Islands

Age-group differences in risk perceptions of non-communicable diseases among adults in Diepsloot township, Johannesburg, South Africa: A cross-sectional study based on the Health Belief Model

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