Burden of cumulative risk factors associated with non-communicable diseases among adults in Uganda: evidence from a national baseline survey.

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Published in Int J Equity Health on December 01, 2016

Authors

Ronald Wesonga1,2, David Guwatudde3, Silver K Bahendeka4, Gerald Mutungi5, Fabian Nabugoomu6,7, James Muwonge8

Author Affiliations

1: School of Statistics and Planning, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. wesonga@wesonga.com.
2: East African Statistics Institute, Kampala, East Africa, Uganda. wesonga@wesonga.com.
3: School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
4: Department of Internal Medicine St. Francis Hospital Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda.
5: Control of Non-communicable Diseases Desk, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
6: Office of DVC, Kyambogo University, Kampala, Uganda.
7: East African Statistics Institute, Kampala, East Africa, Uganda.
8: Division of Socioeconomic Surveys, Uganda Bureau of Statistics, Kampala, Uganda.

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