Surveillance for non-communicable disease risk factors in Maldives: results from the first STEPS survey in Male

Aboobakur, Maimoona; Latheef, Ali; Mohamed, Ahmed Jamsheed; Moosa, Sheena; Pandey, Ravindra Mohan; Krishnan, Anand; Prabhakaran, Dorairaj

doi:10.1007/s00038-009-0114-y

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“…Table 3 reports the secular changes that occurred in these nations (5,(42)(43)(44)(45)(46)(47)(48)(49)(50)(51). However, true nationally representative data, which include urban and rural prevalence, are lacking from most of these countries, including India.…”

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Diabetes in Asia and the Pacific: Implications for the Global Epidemic

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The last three decades have witnessed an epidemic rise in the number of people with diabetes, especially type 2 diabetes, and particularly in developing countries, where more than 80% of the people with diabetes live. The rise of type 2 diabetes in South Asia is estimated to be more than 150% between 2000 and 2035. Although aging, urbanization, and associated lifestyle changes are the major determinants for the rapid increase, an adverse intrauterine environment and the resulting epigenetic changes could also contribute in many developing countries. The International Diabetes Federation estimated that there were 382 million people with diabetes in 2013, a number surpassing its earlier predictions. More than 60% of the people with diabetes live in Asia, with almost one-half in China and India combined. The Western Pacific, the world’s most populous region, has more than 138.2 million people with diabetes, and the number may rise to 201.8 million by 2035. The scenario poses huge social and economic problems to most nations in the region and could impede national and, indeed, global development. More action is required to understand the drivers of the epidemic to provide a rationale for prevention strategies to address the rising global public health “tsunami.” Unless drastic steps are taken through national prevention programs to curb the escalating trends in all of the countries, the social, economic, and health care challenges are likely to be insurmountable.

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“…The highest concentration of population is on the national capital; Male' [47]. Male' is a 1.8km long island which accounts for over one-third of the Maldives population [48]. The majority of the islands have less than 750 people with 55 as the smallest population residing on one single island [49].…”

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Cultural Influence on Teacher Motivation–A Country Study of Maldives

Hasan¹,

Hynds²

2014

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Abstract-The research reported in this study explored stakeholders' perceptions of the motivational influences for successful indigenous teachers to stay on as teachers in the islands of the Maldives. This case study employed qualitative methods of interviewing, focus-group meetings and questionnaires to collect data from local indigenous groups and included school principals, leading teachers, successful teachers, parents and students. Analysis of data via a grounded theory approach indicated that the participants' perceptions of what motivated successful teachers to remain as teachers were influenced by social and cultural aspects. The sense of belongingness and relationships were identified among them as motivational influences. It was also clear that the motivational influences to stay on in the teaching profession were contextual, inter-related, inter-dependent and multifaceted.

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“…6 Data was analysed by XL spread sheet, results are documented in proportions and percentages with appropriate statistical tests.…”

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A community based study on prevalence of obesity among urban population of Shivamogga, Karnataka, India

Nagendra

Nandini

Belur

2016

Int J Community Med Public Health

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INTRODUCTIONIndia is experiencing a rapid health transition, with large and rising burdens of chronic diseases, which were estimated to account for 53% of all deaths in 2005. Earlier estimates projected that the number of deaths attributable to chronic diseases would rise from 3·78 million in 1990 (40·4% of all deaths) to 7·63 million in 2020 (66·7% of all deaths).1 Many of these deaths occur at relatively early ages. Compared with all other countries, India suffers the highest loss in potentially productive years of life, due to deaths from cardiovascular disease in people aged 35 -64 years (9·2 million years lost in 2000). By 2030, this loss is expected to rise to 17·9 million years -940% greater than the corresponding loss in the USA, which has a population a third the size of India's. Obesity is one of the important risk factors for non-communicable diseases.2 One of the commonest expressions of unhealthy diet, often combined with lack of physical activity, is obesity. Obesity is a most prevalent malnutrition all over the world. It is characterized by abnormal growth of adipose tissue. Indeed, we are amidst an epidemic of obesity. Obesity is arbitrarily considered to be present when the fat content of the body is greater than 25% of body mass in men and 30% in women.2,4 Over the past two decades there has been a dramatic rise in the prevalence of obesity throughout the world. It is estimated by the WHO that ABSTRACT Background: Obesity is a most prevalent malnutrition all over the world. It is estimated by the WHO that globally, over 1 billion (16%) adults are overweight and 300 million of these (5%) are obese. The highest rise in the number of obese is noted in the countries with fast growing economies especially of South East Asia. In India the prevalence of obesity is 12.6% in women and 9.3% in men. In other words, more than a 100 million individuals are obese in India. Objectives: To assess the prevalence of obesity in urban population of Shivamogga. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in Urban Shivamogga Study was conducted during February 1st to July 30th 2016 for 6 months. Data was collected from house hold members aged 15-64 years. The calculated sample size was 2000. Subjects were interviewed using a prestructured and pretested questionnaire adopted from WHO STEPS I and II, approaches for non-communicable diseases risk factors surveillance, after modifying to suit the local requirements (questions about Obesity and overweight were considered for study). Results: The prevalence of high BMI among study subjects was nearly fifty percent (45.6%). The prevalence of obesity in the study subjects was 31.6%, the prevalence was more in females (34.9%) compared to males (28.4%). The prevalence of central/ abdominal type of obesity was 41.2%. Conclusions:This community based study demonstrated high prevalence of obesity and overweight among the productive population of urban Shivamogga.

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Surveillance for non-communicable disease risk factors in Maldives: results from the first STEPS survey in Male

Cited by 28 publications

References 6 publications

Diabetes in Asia and the Pacific: Implications for the Global Epidemic

Diabetes in Asia and the Pacific: Implications for the Global Epidemic

Cultural Influence on Teacher Motivation–A Country Study of Maldives

A community based study on prevalence of obesity among urban population of Shivamogga, Karnataka, India

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