Health screening for emerging and non-communicable disease burdens among the global poor: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Research brief (Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics)
- Author(s):
- Ciancio, Alberto, author Kämpfen, Fabrice, author Kohler, Hans-Peter, author Kohler, Iliana V., author
- Contributor(s):
- Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, January 2021
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Developing Countries Hypertension -- diagnosis Mass Screening Africa South of the Sahara Malawi
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Among adults in rural Malawi, population health screening for high blood pressure (BP) led to a 22-percentage point drop in the likelihood of being hypertensive four years later. Individuals with elevated BP received a referral letter upon initial screening; at follow-up, they had lower BP and higher self-reported mental health than individuals with similar BP who were just below the threshold for referral. Population health screenings can reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases in low-income countries.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (2 unnumbered pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101777565 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101777565