Neighborhood clustering of non-communicable diseases: results from a community-based study in Northern Tanzania

Neighborhood clustering of non-communicable diseases: results from a community-based study in Northern Tanzania

Abstract Background In order to begin to address the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in sub-Saharan Africa, high quality community-based epidemiological studies from the region are urgently needed. Cluster-designed sampling methods may be most efficient, but designing such studies require...

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Main Authors: John W. Stanifer, Joseph R Egger, Elizabeth L. Turner, Nathan Thielman, Uptal D. Patel, for the Comprehensive Kidney Disease Assessment for Risk factors, epidemiology, Knowledge, and Attitudes (CKD AFRiKA) Study
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-03-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Chronic kidney disease
Cluster design
Design effect
Epidemiology
Intra-cluster correlation
Non-communicable disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-2912-5

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