Cardiovascular sex differences and associated factors among adult population in Somaliland using insights from Somaliland demography and health survey
This study reveals significant, sex-specific disparities in CVD determinants in Somaliland. Public health strategies must prioritize hypertension and diabetes control, improve healthcare access for women-particularly widowed and rural residents-and develop regionally tailored interventions to mitigate the growing CVD burden.
Authors
- Sarah Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6149-0467)
- Idiris Mohamed
- Hodo Abdikarim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8837-8500)
- Asma Mahamoud Abdillahi
- Saeed Hassan Mohamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4123-4252)
- Hafsa Mohamed
- Abdisalam Hassan Muse
Institutions
- Selçuk University (TR)
- Amoud University (SO)
- Hospital Universitario Araba (ES)
- Taipei Medical University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Heart Journal Plus Cardiology Research and Practice
- Published
- 2026-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahjo.2026.100739
- Primary Topic
- Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00