Community and health staff perceptions on non-communicable disease management in El Salvador’s health system: a qualitative study

Table 1 Prevalence of chronic conditions in El Salvador

	Diabetes mellitus (DM)	Hypertension (HBP)	Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
NATIONAL LEVEL	487,875	1,446,381	459,114
REGION
Occidental (Ahuachapán, Santa Ana, Sonsonate)	86,524	296,275	74,181
Central (Chalatenango^a, La Libertad)	52,274	141,189	23,634
Paracentral (Cuscatlán, La Paz, Cabañas, San Vicente)	53,799	180,519	82,133
Oriental (Usulután^a, San Miguel^a, Morazán^a, La Unión)	101,084	297,210	150,990
Metropolitana (San Salvador^a)	194,194	531,187	128,176
SEX
Male	179,708	604,184	283,905
Female	308,167	842,196	175,210

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