Armenia : Increasing Preventive Screening for Non-Communicable Diseases in Armenia
More people around the world are dying from noncommunicable diseases than ever before. These diseases, which include cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes, and heart disease, prematurely kill more than 15 million people between ages 30 and...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/134861620025756387/Armenia-Increasing-Preventive-Screening-for-Non-Communicable-Diseases-in-Armenia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35537 |
| Summary: | More people around the world are dying
from noncommunicable diseases than ever before. These
diseases, which include cancer, chronic respiratory
diseases, diabetes, and heart disease, prematurely kill more
than 15 million people between ages 30 and 69 each year.
Many of these health conditions also make individuals more
susceptible to severe forms of other diseases like
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study targeted
adults between the ages of 35 and 68 in Armenia who had not
been screened in the preceding year. The baseline data
suggests this population was not economically secure: half
of participants responded that their income was sufficient
for basic family needs, such as food, clothing, and
utilities, but not enough for big purchases like a car,
while 35 percent responded that their income is sufficient
for everyday food but not for clothes and other basic needs.
More than half of those in the study were unemployed. This
research finds that conditional incentives and personalized
invitations can substantially increase screening for
diabetes and hypertension for those who haven’t been
recently screened. Further research may be needed to
evaluate these interventions at scale. |
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