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Systematic Review of Hypertension and Diabetes Burden, Risk Factors, and Interventions for Prevention and Control in Malawi: The NCD BRITE Consortium
Authors:
Alemayehu Amberbir ,
Dignitas International, Zomba, MW; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CA
Sabrina H. Lin,
Dignitas International, Zomba, MW; Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CA
Joshua Berman,
Dignitas International, Zomba, MW
Adamson Muula,
College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, MW
Darren Jacoby,
Center for Innovative Global Health Technologies, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, IN
Emily Wroe,
Partners In Health, Neno, MW
Cecilia Maliwichi-Nyirenda,
College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, MW
Victor Mwapasa,
College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, MW
Amelia Crampin,
Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit, Lilongwe, MW
Martha Makwero,
College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, MW
Emmanuel Singogo,
Dignitas International, Zomba, MW
Sam Phiri,
University of North Carolina-Malawi Project, Lilongwe, MW
Stephen Gordon,
Lighthouse Trust, Lilongwe, MW
Sheldon W. Tobe,
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CA; Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Trust, Blantyre, MW
Jones Masiye,
Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, Ontario, CA
Brad Newsome,
Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, MW
Mina Hosseinipour,
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, US
Moffat J. Nyirenda,
College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, MW
Joep J. van Oosterhout
Dignitas International, Zomba; College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, MW
Abstract
Recent studies have found an increasing burden of noncommunicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. A compressive search of PubMed, Medline, EMBASE, and the World Health Organization Global Health Library databases was undertaken to identify studies reporting on the prevalence, risk factors, and interventions for hypertension and diabetes in Malawi. The findings from 23 included studies revealed a high burden of hypertension and diabetes in Malawi, with estimates ranging from 15.8% to 32.9% and from 2.4% to 5.6%, respectively. Associated risk factors included old age, tobacco smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, obesity, physical inactivity, high salt and sugar intake, low fruit and vegetable intake, high body mass index, and high waist-to-hip ratio. Certain antiretroviral therapy regimens were also associated with increased diabetes and hypertension risk in human immunodeficiency virus patient populations. Nationwide, the quality of clinical care was generally limited and demonstrated a need for innovative and targeted interventions to prevent, control, and treat noncommunicable diseases in Malawi.
Highlights
- There is high burden of hypertension and diabetes in Malawi: most cases are undiagnosed, untreated, or inadequately controlled.
- Risk factors for hypertension and diabetes including obesity, smoking, unhealthy diet, excessive alcohol drinking, and physical inactivity appear to be increasing.
- This review uncovers a need for a greater amount of high-quality research related to hypertension and diabetes.
How to Cite:
Amberbir A, Lin SH, Berman J, Muula A, Jacoby D, Wroe E, et al.. Systematic Review of Hypertension and Diabetes Burden, Risk Factors, and Interventions for Prevention and Control in Malawi: The NCD BRITE Consortium. Global Heart. 2019;14(2):109–18. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2019.05.001
Published on
01 Jun 2019.
Peer Reviewed
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