Exploring chronic disease in Bolivia: A cross-sectional study in La Paz.
Patricia AbbottTanima BanerjeeAmparo Clara Aruquipa YujraBoqin XieJohn PiettePublished in: PloS one (2018)
These findings illustrate some of the challenges facing low-income countries where reversing the tide of NCDs is of great importance. The prevalence of NCDs coupled with challenging social determinants of health, poor medication adherence, low health literacy, and perceptions of low quality of healthcare highlight several areas of opportunity for intervention.