Prevalence and associated factors of self-reported ischaemic heart disease and/or stroke: a cross-sectional nationally representative community-based study of adults in Malawi in 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of self-reported ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and/or stroke among adults in Malawi.

Design

Population-based cross-sectional study.

Setting

Nationally representative sample of general adult population in Malawi.

Participants

The sample included 4187 persons aged 18-69 years (32 years of median age) that participated in the '2017 Malawi STEPwise Approach to Non-Communicable Disease Risk-Factor Surveillance survey.'

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Self-reported history of IHD and/or stroke, along with biological, behavioural, psychosocial stress and sociodemographic covariates. Multivariable logistic regression calculated OR with 95% CI for IHD and/or stroke.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Pengpid S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8461691 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature