Prevalence and associated factors of self-reported ischaemic heart disease and/or stroke: a cross-sectional nationally representative community-based study of adults in Malawi in 2017.

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

Almost 1 in 10 women and 1 in 20 men aged 18-69 years had IHD and/or stroke in Malawi. Several risk and protective factors were found that can be targeted in population health interventions.

Keyphrases

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