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The state of hypertension care in 44 low-income and middle-income countries: a ...
Geldsetzer, P; Manne-Goehler, J; Marcus, ME; Ebert, C; Zhumadilov, Z; Wesseh, CS; Tsabedze, L; Supiyev, A; Sturua, L; Bahendeka, SK; Sibai, AMBackground Evidence from nationally representative studies in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) on where in the hypertension care continuum patients are lost to care is sparse. This information, however, is essential for effective targeting of interventions by health services and monitoring progress in improving hypertension care. We aimed to determine the cascade of hypertension care in 44 LMICs—a...
Diabetes diagnosis and care in sub-Saharan Africa: pooled analysis of individua...
Manne-Goehler, J; Atun, R; Stokes, A; Goehler, A; Houinato, D; Houehanou, C; Hambou, MMS; Mbenza, BL; Sobngwi, E; Balde, N; Mwangi, JK; Gathecha, GBACKGROUND:Despite widespread recognition that the burden of diabetes is rapidly growing in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, nationally representative estimates of unmet need for diabetes diagnosis and care are in short supply for the region. We use national population-based survey data to quantify diabetes prevalence and met and unmet need for diabetes diagnosis and care in 12 countries in sub-Saharan Afr...