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Table 2 Prevalence of NCDs and access to care (with 95% CIs)

From: Prevalence of non-communicable diseases and access to health care and medications among Yazidis and other minority groups displaced by ISIS into the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

 

Hypertension

% (CI)

Diabetes

% (CI)

Cardiovascular disease

% (CI)

Musculoskeletal conditions

% (CI)

Households where any member(s) have condition

19.4 (17.0–22.0)

9.7 (8.0–11.7)

6.3 (4.8–8.1)

13.5 (11.4–15.8)

Prevalence by age-group

 0–14

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.1 (0.0–0.2)

0.1 (0.0–0.4)

 15–29

0.2 (0.1–0.5)

0.2 (0.0–0.5)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.6 (0.3–1.2)

 30–44

4.4 (3.2–5.9)

1.3 (0.7–2.1)

1.3 (0.7–2.3)

4.2 (3.1–5.9)

 45–59

23.9 (19.8–28.5)

12.8 (9.8–16.6)

5.1 (3.1–8.3)

12.3 (9.1–16.5)

 60+

32.1 (26.3–38.4)

16.5 (12.2–21.8)

13.6 (9.4–19.3)

22.4 (16.6–29.6)

Seen a health provider in the last 3 months

97.1 (93.5–98.7)

97.9 (94.1–99.3)

94.7 (85.8–98.2)

88.3 (80.3–93.4)

Type of facility

 Camp PHCC

39.5 (33.0–46.4)

39.3 (29.9–49.7)

7.7 (2.7–20.0)

31.5 (23.5–40.7)

 Public Hospital

29.1 (23.1–35.9)

29.5 (21.1–39.4)

38.5 (26.2–52.5)

24.8 (17.7–33.4)

 Private Clinic

31.4 (25.2–39.3)

31.2 (22.6–41.4)

53.8 (39.8–67.2)

43.8 (34.8–53.2)

Taking medication as prescribed

68.5 (61.2–74.9)

67.2 (56.8–76.1)

59.1 (44.7–72.1)

34.8 (26.7–44.0)