Non-communicable diseases risk factors and their determinants: A cross-sectional state-wide STEPS survey, Haryana, North India

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Authors

JS Thakur · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Gursimer Jeet · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Ria Nangia · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Divya Singh · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Sandeep Grover · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Tanica Lyngdoh · Institute of Public Health Bengaluru

Abstract

The documentation of strikingly high and uniform distribution of different NCDs and their risk factors in state warrants urgent need for evidence based interventions and advocacy of policy measures.

Topics & Keywords

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 14, Issue 11, pp. e0208872-e0208872

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208872

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