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    Unravelling the Belgian cascade of hypertension care and its determinants: insights from a cross-sectional analysis

    Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality worldwide. Despite the widespread availability of effective antihypertensives, blood pressure (BP) control rates remain su...

    Philippe Bos, Edwin Wouters, Katrien Danhieux, Josefien van Olmen in BMC Public Health (2024)

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    Differential associations between psychosocial stress and obesity among Ghanaians in Europe and in Ghana: findings from the RODAM study

    Psychosocial stress is associated with obesity in some populations, but it is unclear whether the association is related to migration. This study explored associations between psychosocial stress and obesity a...

    Clarissa Baratin, Erik Beune in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemio… (2020)

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    Overweight and obesity epidemic in Ghana—a systematic review and meta-analysis

    In many low and middle income countries (LMICs), the distribution of adulthood nutritional imbalance is shifting from a predominance of undernutrition to overnutrition. This complex problem poses a huge challe...

    Richard Ofori-Asenso, Akosua Adom Agyeman, Amos Laar, Daniel Boateng in BMC Public Health (2016)

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    Knowledge, perceptions and expectations of capitation payment system in a health insurance setting: a repeated survey of clients and health providers in Kumasi, Ghana

    Health insurance is improving access to quality health care in Ghana. However, there are implementation challenges which call for reform of the current health insurance system. There is no doubt that reforming...

    Peter Agyei-Baffour, Regina Oppong, Daniel Boateng in BMC Public Health (2013)