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. 2008 Jul;5(3):A86.
Epub 2008 Jun 15.

Self-reported prevalence of chronic diseases and their relation to selected sociodemographic variables: a study in INDEPTH Asian sites, 2005

Hoang Van Minh  1 , Nawi Ng, Sanjay Juvekar, Abdur Razzaque, Ali Ashraf, Abdullahel Hadi, Kusol Soonthornthada, Uraiwan Kanungsukkasem, Tran Huu Bich, Peter Byass
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Self-reported prevalence of chronic diseases and their relation to selected sociodemographic variables: a study in INDEPTH Asian sites, 2005

Hoang Van Minh et al. Prev Chronic Dis. 2008 Jul.

Abstract

Introduction: Lack of reliable population-based data, especially morbidity data, is a barrier to preventing and controlling chronic diseases in developing countries. We report the self-reported prevalences of major chronic diseases in Southeast Asia and examine their relation to selected sociodemographic variables in adults.

Methods: Data are from a 2005 cross-site study of 8 sites in 5 Asian countries that surveyed 18,484 people aged 25-64 years. Respondents were asked whether they had been told by a health care worker that they had any of 7 chronic health conditions: joint problems, stroke, heart disease, diabetes, pulmonary disease, hypertension, or cancer. Information about participants' sex, age, and educational level was also obtained.

Results: We found that 22.7% of men and 31.6% of women reported having at least 1 of the chronic health conditions of interest, and 5.1% of men and 9.2% of women reported having 2 or more chronic conditions. Multivariate regression analyses showed that women had more chronic conditions than men, the prevalence of chronic conditions increased with age, and people with the least education were more likely to have chronic conditions.

Conclusion: Chronic conditions are commonly reported among adults in Asian countries. Disparities in the prevalence of chronic conditions by sex and education are evident.

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