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The Rise of Noncommunicable Diseases in Kenya: An Examination of the Time Trends and Contribution of the Changes in Diet and Physical Inactivity

Authors
Edward Michieka Onyango1, 2, *, Benjamin Moranga Onyango3
1Department of Health Sciences, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37604, USA
2MPH Program, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
3Department of Agribusiness, Agricultural Education and Communication, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, USA
*Corresponding author. Email: emoegasi@gmail.com
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Edward Michieka Onyango
Received 2 February 2017, Accepted 18 November 2017, Available Online 31 December 2018.
DOI
10.2991/j.jegh.2017.11.004How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Chronic diseases; dietary consumption; Kenya; noncommunicable diseases; physical activity; trend
Abstract

This study examined correlations of historical changes in diet and physical inactivity with the rise of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Kenya. Historical data on diet, wage jobs by industry, urbanization, gross domestic product (GDP), and morbidity due to NCDs were extracted from Kenya Statistical Abstracts, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAOSTAT), and the World Bank online database. These data were plotted and correlations between these factors and the incidence of different NCDs over time were evaluated. There was a rapid rise in the incidence of circulatory disease starting in 2001, and of hypertension and diabetes starting in 2008. The rise of these NCDs, especially hypertension and diabetes, was accompanied over the same period by a rise in per capita GDP and physical inactivity (as measured by increased urbanization and declining proportion of agricultural and forestry wage jobs); a rise in per capita supply of rice, wheat and its products, and cooking oils; and a decline in the per capita supply of maize and sugar. In conclusion, the positive correlations between indicators of dietary consumption and physical inactivity and rates of hypertension, circulatory disease, and diabetes suggest that the rapid rise of NCDs in Kenya may be, in part, due to changes in these modifiable factors.

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Journal
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Volume-Issue
8 - 1-2
Pages
1 - 7
Publication Date
2018/12/31
ISSN (Online)
2210-6014
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2210-6006
DOI
10.2991/j.jegh.2017.11.004How to use a DOI?
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© 2018 Atlantis Press International B.V.
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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licences/by-nc/4.0/).

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