There are limited, reliable data on the prevalence of hypertension in East African
populations. The aim of this study was to document the prevalence of hypertension in the …

Objectives There are few data on neurological disorders prevalence from low‐and middle‐
income countries, particularly sub‐S aharan A frica (SSA) and none specific to the A frican …

Objectives To determine the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in individuals aged 70 and
older in a rural A frican community. Design Community‐based cross‐sectional survey …

Cognitive impairment is thought to be a major cause of disability worldwide, though data
from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are sparse. This study aimed to investigate the association …

Background/Study Context: Interest in frailty is growing in low-and middle-income countries,
due to demographic aging and resource limitations. However, there is a paucity of data on …

Abstract Background: the World Health Organization estimates that more than one billion of
the world's population are disabled. Disability is associated with increasing age and poverty …

BackgroundDisability is associated with increasing age and poverty, yet there are few
reliable data regarding disability amongst the elderly in low-income countries. The aim of …

Background There are few data on mortality rates in the general elderly living in sub-
Saharan Africa. We aimed to detail three-year mortality rates in a population of rural …

Background/Objectives Older adults in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) are at greatest risk of an
impending noncommunicable diseases epidemic, of which cardiac disease is the most …

Background The prevalence of neurological disorders in those aged 70 years and over in
the Hai district of Tanzania has been previously reported. The following research reports …