Neighborhood clustering of non-communicable diseases: Results from a community-based study in Northern Tanzania

BMC Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Stanifer, John W ^a,b,c   Egger, Joseph R ^b   Turner, Elizabeth L ^a,b   Thielman, Nathan ^a,b   Patel, Uptal D ^a,b,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Cluster design; Design effect; Epidemiology; Intra cluster correlation; Non communicable disease; Sub Saharan Africa; Variance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RISK FACTOR; RURAL HEALTH; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TANZANIA; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; TANZANIA; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84963959507     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-2912-5     Document Type: Article

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