Prevalence and Determinants of Ideal Cardiovascular Health in Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Data From the 2015 Kenya STEPwise Survey

James Odhiambo Oguta; Penny Breeze; Elvis Wambiya; Catherine Akoth; Grace Mbuthia; Peter Otieno; Oren Ombiro; Yvette Kisaka; Lilian Mbau; Elizabeth Onyango; Gladwell Gathecha; Pete R. J. Dodd

doi:10.5334/gh.1363

Prevalence and Determinants of Ideal Cardiovascular Health in Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Data From the 2015 Kenya STEPwise Survey

Volume 19 (2024): Issue 1

By: James Odhiambo Oguta , Penny Breeze , Elvis Wambiya , Catherine Akoth , Grace Mbuthia , Peter Otieno , Oren Ombiro , Yvette Kisaka , Lilian Mbau , Elizabeth Onyango , Gladwell Gathecha and Pete R. J. Dodd

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Accepted on: Sep 21, 2024

Published on: Oct 23, 2024

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Keywords:

Ideal cardiovascular health,

cardiovascular disease,

prevalence,

determinants,

Kenya,

cardiovascular disease risk factors

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