Browsing Public Health by Subject "Sub-Saharan Africa"

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Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of tobacco and alcohol use in four sub-Saharan African countries: a cross-sectional study of middle-aged adults

Boua, Palwende Romuald; Soo, Cassandra Claire; Debpuur, Cornelius; Maposa, Innocent; Nkoana, Shai; Mohamed, Shukri F.; Choma, Solomon; Oduro, Abraham; Asiki, Gershim; Micklesfield, Lisa K.; Gómez-Olivé, Francesc Xavier; Sorgho, Hermann; Mall, Sumaya; Ramsay, Michèle (BMC Public Health, 2021)

Background: Substance misuse is a global public health problem. In addition to social and economic concerns, consumption of tobacco and alcohol is associated with susceptibility to cardiovascular, respiratory, and ...
Prevalence of self-reported diagnosed cataract and associated risk factors among elderly South Africans

Peltzer, Karl; Crampin, Amelia; Phaswana-Mafuya, Nancy; Ahame, Edmund; Sokhela, Zinhle (International journal of Environmental research and public health, 2017-12-06)

This paper estimates the prevalence of self-reported cataract and associated risk factors among individuals aged ≥50 years in South Africa. Data from a nationally-representative cross-sectional Study on Global AGEing and ...

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