TITLE:
Prevalence of Risk Factors for Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases to the National Teaching Hospital “HKM” of Cotonou
AUTHORS:
Annelie Kerekou-Hode, Stéphane Dismand Houinato, Mylidia Bocovo, Daniel Amoussou-Guenou, François Djrolo
KEYWORDS:
Prevalence, Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases, Risk Factors, Benin
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Diabetes Mellitus,
Vol.5 No.3,
July
10,
2015
ABSTRACT: Background: In 2008
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) were responsible for 63% of deaths worldwide and 80% of these deaths occurred
in developing countries. Four of them were responsible for more than 80%
of mortality from NCDs, which were cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic
respiratory diseases, and diabetes. They shared the same risk factors. Objective:
To determine the prevalence of NCD risk factors in patients admitted to consult
in the outpatient unit of the National Teaching Hospital of Cotonou. Patients
and Methods: This was a transversal, descriptive and analytical study which
took place from 15 June 2011 to 16 September 2011. It focused on 1000 subjects
found after a recruitment of all patients coming to consult during the study
period. The collection technique was a
questionnaire followed by physical measures (weight, height, blood
pressure and waist) and biological measures (fasting glucose and cholesterol). The
data were analyzed with the software Epi-3.3.2
info. Results: The mainly prevalent behavioural risk factors were smoking
(10.2%), alcohol consumption (60.3%), insufficient intake of fruits and vegetables (84.2%), and physical inactivity (57.6%). The prevalent physical
risk factors were hypertension (47.4%), obesity (27.5%), and overweight
(35.3%). The prevalent biological risk factors were diabetes (28.5%), and hypercholesterolemia
(10.4%). The level of cardiovascular risk was higher than 40% in 81 people
(8.1%). Conclusion: This study shows the importance of risk factors for NCDs in
outpatient Unit in the National Teaching Hospital of Cotonou.