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Study Design Article

The contextual awareness, response and evaluation (CARE) diabetes project: study design for a quantitative survey of diabetes prevalence and non-communicable disease risk in Ga Mashie, Accra, Ghana

Swaib Abubaker Lulea Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UKView further author information
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Sandra Boatemaa Kushitorb Department of Community Health, Ensign Global College, Kpong, Ghana;c Department of Food Science and Centre for Sustainability Studies, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South AfricaView further author information
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Carlos S. Grijalva-Eternoda Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK;d Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKView further author information
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Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyoe Institute for Lifecourse Development, University of Greenwich, London, UKView further author information
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Olutobi Adekunle Sanuadef Department of Population Health Sciences, Division of Health System Innovation and Research, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USAView further author information
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Mawuli Komla Kushitorg Department of Health Policy, Fred Binka School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, GhanaView further author information
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Lydia Okoibholea Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UKView further author information
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Raphael Awuahh Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, GhanaView further author information
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Leonard Baatiemai Department of Health Policy, Planning and Management, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana;j Center for Tropical Medicine and Global Health Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKView further author information
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Irene Akwo Kretchyk Department of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, Accra, GhanaView further author information
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Daniel Arhinfulh Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, GhanaView further author information
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Ama de-Graft Aikinsl Institute of Advanced Studies, University College London, London, UKView further author information
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Kwadwo Koramh Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, GhanaView further author information
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Edward Fottrella Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0518-7161View further author information
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Article: 2297513 | Received 01 Sep 2023, Accepted 16 Dec 2023, Published online: 07 Feb 2024

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