Prevalence of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in a Rural Population of South India

Globally, the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which also bear the greatest morbidity and mortality, is rising in developing countries. Demographic and epidemiological transitions taking place in the developing countries of Asia is shifting the disease burden from communicable towards non...

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Published inInternational journal of comtemporary medicine Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 55 - 61
Main Authors Venkatachalam, J, Purty, Anil J, Singh, Zile, Abraham, SB, Narayanan, S, Sathya, GR, Bhumika, Natesan, Bazroy, Joy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi Dr. R.K. Sharma 01.01.2014
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Age
Behavior
Blood pressure
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Diabetes
Diabetes and Hypertension
Disease
Females
Fruits
Health risk assessment
Hypertension
Lifestyles
Low income groups
Males
NCDs Risk Factors
Non-communicable Diseases
Nutrition research
Population
Risk factors
Smoking
Socioeconomic factors
Towns
Vegetables
India
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Summary:Globally, the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which also bear the greatest morbidity and mortality, is rising in developing countries. Demographic and epidemiological transitions taking place in the developing countries of Asia is shifting the disease burden from communicable towards non-communicable disease. India's poor are at heightened risk of acquiring NCDs owing to high rate of smoking and tobacco use. So this paper analyses the links between socioeconomic status and non communicable diseases in rural area.
ISSN:2320-9623
2321-1032
DOI:10.5958/j.2321-1032.2.1.012