Prevalence, trends and distribution of lifestyle cancer risk factors in Uganda: a 20-year systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer is becoming an important public health problem in Uganda. Cancer control requires surveillance of lifestyle risk factors to inform targeted interventions. However, only one national Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) risk factor survey has been conducted in Uganda. This review assessed the prevalence, trends and distribution of lifestyle risk factors in Uganda.

Methods

The review identified studies up to January 2019 by searching Medline, Embase, CINAL and Cochrane databases. Further literature was identified from relevant websites and journals; scanning reference lists of relevant articles; and citation searching using Google Scholar. To be eligible, studies had to have been conducted in Uganda, and report prevalence estimates for at least one lifestyle cancer

SUBMITTER: Nakaganda A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10077672 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature