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Table 2 NCD prevalences (N = 547)

From: A mixed methods exploration of patterns of healthcare utilization of urban women with non-communicable disease in South Africa

NCD

N(responses)

% responses

% cases

High blood pressure

358

43%

32.8%

Arthritis

141

16.9%

12.9%

High blood cholesterol

96

11.5%

8.8%

Diabetes

71

8.5%

6.5%

Asthma

54

6.5%

5%

Emphysema/bronchitis

33

4%

3%

Heart attack or angina

30

3.6%

2.8%

Osteoporosis

20

2.4%

1.8%

Stroke

18

2.2%

1.7%

Epilepsy

7

0.8%

0.6%

Cancer

4

0.5%

0.4%

Total

832

100%

76.3%