Burden of NCDs in SNNP region, Ethiopia: a retrospective study

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Misganu Endriyas · Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region

Emebet Mekonnen · Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region

Tadele Dana · Wolaita Sodo University

Kassa Daka · Wolaita Sodo University

Tebeje Misganaw · Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region

Sinafikish Ayele · Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region

Mekonnen Sisay Shiferaw

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Health facilities are burdened with significant proportion of clients with NCDs. Young population accounts large share and NCDs are becoming public health problem of urban and rural area within a health care system that focus on communicable diseases. There is a need to strengthen the health system to work towards NCDs, and investigate risk factors associated with NCDs at individual level.

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Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Global Health and Epidemiology Chronic Disease Management Strategies

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Published in: BMC Health Services Research

Volume 18, Issue 1, pp. 520-520

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3298-0

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Burden of NCDs in SNNP region, Ethiopia: a retrospective study

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