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Published on 2024-10-23 07:30:04
A national survey report by Ugandan health researchers indicates that one in four adults have high blood pressure amid increases in the prevalence of high sugar levels and obesity in the population.
The survey, conducted between February and April 2023, used the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) STEPwise approach to surveillance, a standardised method of analysing risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Dr Josephine Birungi, a researcher on NCDs at the Medical Research Council (MRC), said Uganda, like other countries in the world, is experiencing increases in lifestyle…
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