Lifestyle and Epidemiology : The Double Burden of Poverty and Cardiovascular Diseases in African Populations / edited by Kotsedi Daniel Monyeki, Han C. G. Kemper.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Monyeki, Kotsedi Daniel, editor.

Kemper, Han C. G., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cardiovascular system--Diseases.

Cardiovascular system.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Lifestyle and Epidemiology

Place of Publication:

London : IntechOpen, 2021.

Summary:

Lifestyle and Epidemiology - The Double Burden of Poverty and Cardiovascular Diseases in African Populations examines the profile of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the rural South African population. The burden of diseases in South Africa is characterized by a combination of poverty-related diseases with emerging NCDs associated with urbanization, industrialization, and a Westernised lifestyle. Chapters in this book examine the effects of poverty, COVID-19, and other social factors on the prevalence of cardiovascular disease, reproductive health, and diabetes in rural South Africa.

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