Implementation of non-communicable disease policies: a geopolitical analysis of 151 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most countries have endorsed WHO non-communicable disease (NCD) best buy policies, but we know very little about global implementation patterns and about the geopolitical factors affecting implementation. We aimed to assess global implementation based on analysis of multiple geopolitical datasets.

Methods

We used the 2015 and 2017 WHO NCD progress monitor reports to calculate aggregate implementation scores for 151 countries, based on their implementation of 18 WHO-recommended NCD policies. We ranked all countries and used descriptive statistics to analyse global trends. We used linear regression to assess the associations between policy implementation and World Bank geographic region, risk of premature NCD mortality, percentage of all deaths caused by NCDs, World

SUBMITTER: Allen LN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7024987 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature