TY - JOUR
T1 - The socio-demographic characteristics associated with non-communicable diseases among the adult population of dubai
T2 - Results from dubai household survey 2019
AU - Alnakhi, Wafa K.
AU - Mamdouh, Heba
AU - Hussain, Hamid Y.
AU - Ibrahim, Gamal M.
AU - Ahmad, Amar Sabri
AU - Ali, Raghib
AU - Abdulle, Abdishakur
N1 - Funding Information:
The research team would like to express their appreciation and gratitude to the team of Dubai Statistics Centre for their significant contribution to the Household Health Survey and all the people who contributed to the administrative and technical support for the data collection of the Household Survey. The team would like to thank Nabil Natafgi, Ph.D., MPH, CPH for final revision of language and style.
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PY - 2021/9
Y1 - 2021/9
N2 - Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading causes of death world-wide. In the UAE, NCDs account for nearly 77% of all deaths. There is limited empirical research on this topic in the UAE. We aimed to examine the association of non-communicable diseases and the sociodemographic characteristics among the adult population of Dubai. Methods: The study used secondary data from the Dubai Household Health Survey (DHHS), 2019. DHHS is a cross-sectional complex design, stratified by geographic area, and uses multistage probability sampling. In this survey, 2247 families were interviewed and only adults aged 18+ were included for the analysis. The quasi-binomial distribution was used to identify the socio-demographic characteristics association with NCDs. Results: The prevalence of NCDs among the adult population of Dubai was 15.01%. Individuals aged 60+, local Arabs (Emirati), divorced and widowed individuals, and individuals who were not currently working reported NCDs more than the other groups. In the regression analysis, the association with NCDs were reported among elderly people, males, unmarried individuals, older individuals who are unmarried, and Emiratis. Conclusion: The study identified several socio-demographic characteristics associated with reporting NCDs. This is one of the few studies related to NCDs in Dubai. Allocating appropriate resources to the population groups identified is crucial to reduce the incidence of NCDs in the Emirate.
AB - Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading causes of death world-wide. In the UAE, NCDs account for nearly 77% of all deaths. There is limited empirical research on this topic in the UAE. We aimed to examine the association of non-communicable diseases and the sociodemographic characteristics among the adult population of Dubai. Methods: The study used secondary data from the Dubai Household Health Survey (DHHS), 2019. DHHS is a cross-sectional complex design, stratified by geographic area, and uses multistage probability sampling. In this survey, 2247 families were interviewed and only adults aged 18+ were included for the analysis. The quasi-binomial distribution was used to identify the socio-demographic characteristics association with NCDs. Results: The prevalence of NCDs among the adult population of Dubai was 15.01%. Individuals aged 60+, local Arabs (Emirati), divorced and widowed individuals, and individuals who were not currently working reported NCDs more than the other groups. In the regression analysis, the association with NCDs were reported among elderly people, males, unmarried individuals, older individuals who are unmarried, and Emiratis. Conclusion: The study identified several socio-demographic characteristics associated with reporting NCDs. This is one of the few studies related to NCDs in Dubai. Allocating appropriate resources to the population groups identified is crucial to reduce the incidence of NCDs in the Emirate.
KW - Complex survey design
KW - Dubai
KW - Logistic regression model
KW - Multistage probability sampling
KW - Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
KW - Sociodemographic characteristics
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U2 - 10.3390/healthcare9091139
DO - 10.3390/healthcare9091139
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85114267880
SN - 2227-9032
VL - 9
JO - Healthcare (Switzerland)
JF - Healthcare (Switzerland)
IS - 9
M1 - 1139
ER -