NCDs such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, respiratory disorders, and
mental and neurological disorders are the cause of 27% of deaths in Kenya.
Adolescents—young people between the ages of 11 and 19—make up 24% of Kenya’s population. Their ongoing neural, psychosocial, and physical development
makes them especially vulnerable to the four main risk factors for NCDs: Unhealthy diet, lack of physical activity, alcohol use, and tobacco use.
Reducing Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors in Adolescents: An Investment Case for Kenya
Kataria, I., Hale, J., Watkins, D. A., Kulkarni, N., Hutchinson, B. W., & Nugent, R. A. (2018). Reducing Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors in Adolescents: An Investment Case for Kenya.
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