Non Communicable Disease Risk Factors and their Trends in India
Non Communicable Disease Risk Factors and their Trends in India
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10.22034/apjcp.2017.18.7.2005
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2017-07-27
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Mehrotra, Ravi
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Nethan, Suzanne;Sinha, Dhirendra;Mehrotra, Ravi
Background: India is a populous country of about 1.3 billion. Non communicable diseases (NCDs) contribute toaround 5.87 million (60%) of all deaths in India. Hence, the objectives of this paper are to find baseline informationon different NCD risk factors coverage and to determine their trends in India. Methods: For this systematic review,PubMed, Google and different surveillance systems were searched. Of the search results, 41 papers/survey reports wereeventually assessed for eligibility. National and state representative data on NCD risk factors (for the major NCDs likecardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory disease, cancer and diabetes) having World Health Organization(WHO)indicator definitions, covering rural and urban population, were included in the study. Thereafter, state-wise populationproportion was added and divided by the total Indian population to determine the percentage of population coverage foreach risk factor by the surveys. Also, the old and current data of the periodic surveys were compared to assess prevalencetrends. Results: Various national/state level surveys in India include single or multiple risk factors. Nationwide coverageis available for tobacco use, alcohol drinking, raised blood pressure and overweight and obesity. Periodic NationalFamily Health Surveys provide information on selected risk factors during 2005-16 among adults aged 15-49 years.An overall significant increase was noted in overweight and obesity while decline was noted in tobacco and alcoholuse during the same period. From GATS 1 (2009-10) to 2 (2016-17) also, the prevalence of tobacco consumptiondecreased in India. Conclusion: India has a much delayed response on NCD risk factors surveillance and informationof the same are sporadic and incomplete. In order to increase information comprehensiveness, standard WHO NCDrisk factors questions must be incorporated in the ongoing surveys. India should also plan for cost and time effectiveNCD surveillance system.