Prevalence and correlates of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose among adults in Afghanistan: Insights from a national survey.

Objectives: Afghanistan is experiencing an escalating burden of noncommunicable diseases, with diabetes and impaired fasting glucose being of particular concern. To explore the prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose and associated factors among adult Afghans.

Methods: This cross-sectional study used secondary data from a nationally representative survey, conducted in 2018 in Afghanistan.

Hypertension, its correlates and differences in access to healthcare services by gender among rural Zambian residents: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: To examine the prevalence of hypertension and access to related healthcare services among rural residents of Mumbwa district in Zambia.

Design: Cross-sectional study with probability cluster sampling.

Setting: Rural Zambia.

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Elevated Blood Pressure and Elevated Blood Glucose among Residents of Kajiado County, Kenya: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey.

Kenya is experiencing a rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), yet data to inform effective interventions are limited. We investigated the prevalence of elevated blood pressure, elevated blood glucose and their determinants in a rapidly urbanizing area in Kenya. Data on socio-demographics, dietary and behavioural risk factors, anthropometric measurements, blood pressure, blood glucose, plasma lipids and urinary biomarkers were collected from 221 men and 372 women (25-64 years).