Non-communicable disease syndemics: poverty, depression, and diabetes among low-income populations

E Mendenhall, BA Kohrt, SA Norris, D Ndetei… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
The co-occurrence of health burdens in transitioning populations, particularly in specific
socioeconomic and cultural contexts, calls for conceptual frameworks to improve …

Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: from clinical care to health policy

R Atun, JI Davies, EAM Gale… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Rapid demographic, sociocultural, and economic transitions are driving
increases in the risk and prevalence of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases …

Review of ongoing activities and challenges to improve the care of patients with type 2 diabetes across Africa and the implications for the future

B Godman, D Basu, Y Pillay, JC Mwita… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background There has been an appreciable increase in the number of people in Africa with
metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in recent years as a result of a number of …

Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa–from policy to practice to progress: targeting the existing gaps for future care for diabetes

SD Pastakia, CR Pekny, SM Manyara… - … syndrome and obesity …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The global prevalence and impact of diabetes has increased dramatically, particularly in sub-
Saharan Africa. This region faces unique challenges in combating the disease including …

Models of integration of HIV and noncommunicable disease care in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons learned and evidence gaps

B Njuguna, S Vorkoper, P Patel, MJA Reid… - Aids, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To describe available models of HIV and noncommunicable disease (NCD) care
integration in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Design: Narrative review of published articles …

Interventions targeting hypertension and diabetes mellitus at community and primary healthcare level in low-and middle-income countries: a sco** review

JC Correia, S Lachat, G Lagger, F Chappuis, A Golay… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are highly prevalent in low-and
middle-income countries (LMIC) and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Recent …

Community perceptions of community health workers (CHWs) and their roles in management for HIV, tuberculosis and hypertension in Western Kenya

B Rachlis, V Naanyu, J Wachira, B Genberg, B Koech… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Given shortages of health care providers and a rise in the number of people living with both
communicable and non-communicable diseases, Community Health Workers (CHWs) are …

A systematic review of primary care models for non-communicable disease interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa

J Kane, M Landes, C Carroll, A Nolen, S Sodhi - BMC family practice, 2017 - Springer
Background Chronic diseases, primarily cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease,
diabetes and cancer, are the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. In sub …

[LLIBRE][B] Rethinking diabetes: Entanglements with trauma, poverty, and HIV

E Mendenhall - 2019 - degruyter.com
In Rethinking Diabetes, Emily Mendenhall investigates how global and local factors
transform how diabetes is perceived, experienced, and embodied from place to place …

Epidemiology of hypertension in Northern Tanzania: a community-based mixed-methods study

SW Galson, CA Staton, F Karia, K Kilonzo, J Lunyera… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly vulnerable to the growing global burden of
hypertension, but epidemiological studies are limited and barriers to optimal management …