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hls-5669	Freiberg, Michael A.T.; Onyango, Nelson O.; Ashbaugh, Stephanie J.; Mehta, Khanjan	Chronic diseases in Nyeri, Kenya: a study of knowledge and perceptions	2016	5	.pdf	application/pdf	4231	226	59	Although the most recent data from the World Health Organization show that the majority of deaths in Africa between 2000-2012 were from com- municable disease at 61.7% compared to 28.6% for non-communicable disease and 9.8% from injury, this distribution is quickly changing.1 By 2020, 73% of deaths worldwide are expected to be due to non-communicable disease with 79% of these deaths occurring in developing countries.2-4 Many factors have been attributed to this rise including increased lifespan, mod- ernization, globalization, poverty, and chang- ing lifestyle.4,5 This problem is compounded by the fact that many health care systems are underfunded and ill-prepared to handle the current state of non-communicable disease and the inevitable rise over the coming years will put additional burden on these systems. A deep- er understanding of the knowledge and percep- tions of diabetes, hypertension, and cancer in this region, will guide and focus future educa- tion of both CHWs and community members on non-communicable disease.	cache/hls-5669.pdf	txt/hls-5669.txt