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Campbell-Smith J
Campbell-Smith J
Jamaica
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Research Article
Unspecified Non-communicable Diseases in Jamaica: Has the Time Come to Unravel this Label?
Author(s): Bourne PA, Francis C, Sharpe-Pryce C, Hudson-Davis A, Solan I, Watson-Coleman O, Rhule J, Clarke J and Campbell-Smith JBourne PA, Francis C, Sharpe-Pryce C, Hudson-Davis A, Solan I, Watson-Coleman O, Rhule J, Clarke J and Campbell-Smith J
Introduction: In 2007, for the first time in Jamaica unspecified chronic Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) became greater (26.3%) than the listed NCDs (hypertension, 23.1%; diabetes, 13.8%; arthritis, 6.3% and chronic respiratory disease, 10.7%). The time has come for scholars to unravel the unspecified NCDs. Objectives: These are to evaluate unspecified chronic conditions, to provide a better understanding of whom and what constitutes this cohort, and make information available about the new unraveled unspecified NCDs in Jamaica. Materials and methods: The dataset for 2007 Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC) is used for this study. JSLC is a modification of the World Bank’s Household Living Standards Survey. It is a national representative crosssectional survey that is conducted annually. The sample for th.. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2329-891X.1000138