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Newest firstBackgroundNon-communicable diseases (NCDs) will be a major cause of death worldwide by 2023. One effective strategy for preventing and managing NCDs is the implementation of health-promoting lifestyle intervention programs. Self-efficacy is a key factor associated with the adoption of health- promoting lifestyle practices. This review aims to examine the role of self-efficacy in fostering health-promoting lifestyl…
Open article record in new tab ↗PurposeThe open, prospective Community-Based chronic Care Lesotho (ComBaCaL) cohort is the first study to comprehensively investigate socioeconomic indicators, common chronic diseases and their risk factors in a remote rural setting in Lesotho. It serves as a platform for implementing nested trials using the Trials within Cohorts (TwiCs) design to assess community-based chronic care interventions. Here, we present…
BackgroundPakistan has a disproportionately high burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), leading to an increase in healthcare utilization and associated out-of-pocket health expenditure, adversely affecting the well-being of the household. This study aims to identify the determinants of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) on NCDs and quantify the impoverishment effects of OOP expenditure attributable to NCDs…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background This study aimed to describe the status of alcohol consumption and drug use among young adults as well as their determinants. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study of 356 young adults (aged 18 to 24 years) living in Palau in 2013. The prevalence of self-reported alcohol and marijuana usage were compared within and between sexes, age groups, ethnicities, and education levels. Results The proportio…
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