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Health-related quality of life among adults living with chronic non-communicable diseases in the Ho Municipality of Ghana: a health facility-based cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Morbidity and mortality rates from chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs) are increasing globally. In Ghana, CNCDs account for 43% of all deaths. We examined the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and associated factors among adults living with CNCDs in the Ho Municipality...

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Main Authors:	William Kwame Witts (Author), Hubert Amu (Author), Robert Kokou Dowou (Author), Frank Oppong Kwafo (Author), Luchuo Engelbert Bain (Author)
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Published:	BMC, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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