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January 1, 2025Palliative & Supportive Care

Social determinants of multimorbidity in older adults in sub-saharan Africa: A systematic review

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SFSunkanmi FolorunshoRARaji AbdullateefMSMohamed A. Suleiman

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Overview

Systematic review finds that social determinants influence multimorbidity prevalence among older adults in SSA, suggesting urgent health interventions.

Key Points

  • Multimorbidity prevalence among older adults varies widely, from 5.4% in Botswana to 71% in Nigeria.
  • Social determinants such as poverty and education level significantly affect health outcomes, increasing risk by 1.44 to 7.44 times.
  • Systematic review assessed studies on adults over 50 in six databases, identifying 16 relevant studies published since 2000.
  • Interventions addressing social determinants and structural inequalities are crucial to mitigate multimorbidity risks.

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Folorunsho et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af7df27567bf4f94ff4efehttps://doi.org/10.1017/s1478951525100576
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