Multimorbidity : a new emerging epidemic
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Basu, Debashis
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Health and Medical Publishing Group
Abstract
Multimorbidity is defined as the presence of two or more longterm diseases at the same time. Complex multimorbidity is sometimes defined as four or more long-term diseases. It differs from comorbidity, in which there is an index condition. The common multimorbid conditions include coronary heart diseases, hypertension, heart failure, stroke/transient ischaemic attack, atrial fibrillation, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, painful conditions, depression and dementia. In addition, HIV-associated multimorbidities in sub-Saharan Africa have been emerging as a new health epidemic impacting nearly 20 million people, as cardiovascular and renal diseases are found to be more prevalent in people living with HIV than uninfected patients.
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Multimorbidity, Long-term diseases, Hypertension, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Sustainable Development Goals
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Basu, D. 2020, 'Multimorbidity : a new emerging epidemic', Southern African Journal of Public Health, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 1-2.