Non-communicable diseases at a regional hospital in Nepal: Findings of a high burden of alcohol related disease

Recent global burden of disease reports find that a major proportion of global deaths and disability worldwide can be attributed to alcohol use. Thus, it may be surprising that very few studies have reported on the burden of alcohol-related disease in low income settings. The evidence of non-communicable disease (NCD) burden in Nepal was recently reviewed and concluded that data is still lacking, particularly to describe the burden of alcohol-related diseases (ARDs). Therefore, here we report on NCD burden and specifically ARDs, in hospitalized patients at a regional hospital in Nepal.

Source: Alcohol - October 19, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: M.S. Amundsen, T.M.G. Kirkeby, S. Giri, R. Koju, S.S. Krishna, B. Ystgaard, E. Sollig ård, K. Risnes Source Type: research