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To assess the prevalence and convergence of overlapping infectious and non-communicable disease epidemics within a rural community.

June 15, 2021SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaOpen Access

Convergence of infectious and non-communicable disease epidemics in rural South Africa: a cross-sectional, population-based multimorbidity study

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To assess the prevalence and convergence of overlapping infectious and non-communicable disease epidemics within a rural community.
Cross-sectional, population-based multimorbidity study conducted in rural South Africa.
Screening and epidemiological assessment of co-existing chronic infectious conditions and non-communicable diseases across community participants.
Demonstrates high concurrent rates of chronic infectious illnesses and non-communicable diseases within the same population.
Reveals significant disease clustering, emphasizing that healthcare systems must pivot from treating single conditions to managing complex multimorbidity.

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Cross-sectional study uncovers co-occurring infectious and non-communicable diseases in rural populations, highlighting the rising dual burden of multimorbidity.

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Wong et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69debf531d9bba5129b0cc06 https://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(21)00176-5

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Cross-sectional study uncovers co-occurring infectious and non-communicable diseases in rural populations, highlighting the rising dual burden of multimorbidity.

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For the isiZulu translation of the abstract see Supplementary Materials section.

Convergence of infectious and non-communicable disease epidemics in rural South Africa: a cross-sectional, population-based multimorbidity study

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