Population
689 households in an urban slum of Kathmandu, Nepal
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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High prevalence in Kathmandu slums supports local planning; leaves open causal links and intervention trials.
Behavioral risk factors for noncommunicable diseases are highly prevalent among the urban poor in Kathmandu slums, highlighting the need for targeted public health interventions.
Oli et al. (2013) studied this question.
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