Impact of Socioeconomic Status, Ethnicity, and Urbanization on Risk Factor Profiles of Cardiovascular Disease in Africa

Africa is a continent characterized by marked ethnic, sociodemographic, and economic diversity, with profound changes in many regions over the past 2 decades. This diversity has an impact on cardiovascular disease presentation and outcomes. Within Africa and within the individual countries, one can...

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Published in:Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2016-03, Vol.133 (12), p.1199-1208
Main Authors: Sliwa, Karen, Acquah, Letitia, Gersh, Bernard J, Mocumbi, Ana Olga
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa - epidemiology
Blood Pressure
Body Mass Index
Cardiovascular Diseases - economics
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - ethnology
Cholesterol - blood
Comorbidity
Developing Countries
Economic Development
Ethnic Groups - statistics & numerical data
Female
Financing, Government
Government Programs
Gross Domestic Product - statistics & numerical data
Health Policy
Health Priorities
Health Promotion
Humans
Income
Male
Myocardial Ischemia - economics
Myocardial Ischemia - epidemiology
Myocardial Ischemia - ethnology
Research - economics
Research - statistics & numerical data
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Urbanization
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Summary:Africa is a continent characterized by marked ethnic, sociodemographic, and economic diversity, with profound changes in many regions over the past 2 decades. This diversity has an impact on cardiovascular disease presentation and outcomes. Within Africa and within the individual countries, one can find regions having predominantly communicable diseases such as rheumatic heart disease, tuberculous pericarditis, or cardiomyopathy and others having a marked increase in noncommunicable disease such as hypertension and hypertensive heart disease. Ischemic heart disease remains rare in most countries. Difficulties in the planning and implementation of effective health care in most African countries are compounded by a paucity of studies and a low rate of investment in research and data acquisition. The fiduciary responsibilities of companies working in Africa should include the effective and efficient use of natural resources to promote the overall health of populations.
ISSN:0009-7322
1524-4539
DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.008730