Can Urbanization, Social and Spatial Disparities Help to Understand the Rise of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Bobo-Dioulasso? A Study in a Secondary City of Burkina Faso, West Africa

Can Urbanization, Social and Spatial Disparities Help to Understand the Rise of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Bobo-Dioulasso? A Study in a Secondary City of Burkina Faso, West Africa

Background: Unplanned urbanization plays a key role in chronic disease growth. This population-based cross-sectional study assessed the occurrence of cardiometabolic risk factors in Bobo-Dioulasso and their association with urbanization conditions. Methods: Through spatial sampling, four Bobo-Dioula...

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Main Authors: Augustin Nawidimbasba Zeba, Marceline Téné Yaméogo, Somnoma Jean-Baptiste Tougouma, Daouda Kassié, Florence Fournet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-04-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
chronic diseases
urbanization
health disparities
spatial sampling
medium-sized city
Bobo-Dioulasso
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/4/378

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