![]() ![]() A cross-sectional study to analyze the need of providing services related to noncommunicable diseases under an Urban Health Center of Surat Municipal Corporation. ![]() How to cite this URL: Verma M, Kavishvar A, Divakar B, Agarwal C, Bagmar G. How to cite this article: Verma M, Kavishvar A, Divakar B, Agarwal C, Bagmar G. ![]() Keywords: Noncommunicable diseases, Urban health centers, Prevalence Conclusion: In light of rising NCDs, UHCs are required to provide treatment for the cases of HT, diabetes and IHD as part of primary health care. The proportion of individuals suffering from such kind of illnesses was 8.6% in the adult population over the age of 30 years. A good number of persons (46) reported having one of the chronic illnesses such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension (HT), ischemic heart disease (IHD), and cancer. 547 (53.3%) persons were males while 480 (46.7%) of the studied population were females. ![]() Mean age of the population was 29.3 ± 17.64 years. Results: A total of 195 families having a population of 1028 were visited. A house to house survey was conducted by a team of two medical students to materials collect information related to the occurrence of NCDs and other relevant information. Materials and Methods: A few residential societies having around 1000 population were arbitrarily selected from Udhna Center functioning under Surat Municipal Corporation. (2) To suggest the need of a few anti-hypertensive and anti-diabetic drugs with facilities of an electrocardiogram machine and counseling for life style modifications. Objectives: (1) To identify the prevalent cases reporting NCD's under urban health center area (UHC). Low- and middle-income countries and by any measure, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for a large enough share of the disease burden of the poor to merit a serious policy response. Background: As compared with all other countries India suffers the highest lost in potentially productive years of life, due to deaths from cardiovascular disease in people aged 35-64 years (9.2 million years lost in 2000). ![]()
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