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. 2020 Oct 7;10(10):e039237. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039237

Table 1.

key data on the country settings

Inline graphicTanzania Uganda
Income level Low Low
Population size 58 m(2018) 35 m(2016)
Estimated prevalence of hypertension from STEPS survey 26% 26%
Estimated prevalence of diabetes from STEPS survey15* 5%–10% 2%–5%
Estimated prevalence of HIV-infection 5.1% (2017) 6.2% (2017)
Doctors density/100 000 population 3 (2014) 0.8 (2005)

*Diabetes estimate varies according to age and gender. Data are of variable quality but reference 11 shows that the overall median diabetes prevalence in 12 countries in Africa is 5%.