2,489 adults aged 18 years and older attending screening clinics in Chatmohar Upazilla of Pabna and Birol Upazilla of Dinajpur districts in rural northern Bangladesh, with no prior diagnosis of non-communicable diseases (hypertension, diabetes, or CKD). Mean age 45.9 years, 41.6% female.
Low-cost community-based screening program (approximately $1 USD per person) measuring blood pressure, blood glucose, and urine protein.
Prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease (CKD)
A low-cost ($1 per person) community-based screening program in rural Bangladesh identified a high prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension (20.3%) and diabetes (8.6%), demonstrating the feasibility of scalable NCD screening in resource-limited settings.
Hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease among rural population
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Ahmed Sharif
Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam
Rahelee Zinnat
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
Dhaka Medical College and Hospital
Bangladesh University
Bangladesh University of Health Sciences
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www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69df2a4be4eeef8a2a6af866 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2026.102363