NCDs-Myth and Fallacies

Around the world, NCDs affect women and men almost equally.

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Taking a bath on a Friday will make one sick.

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Allergy is caused by the foreign substances in our body.

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Noncommunicable Diseases are responsible for 63% of all deaths worldwide

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An amulet or anting-anting protects the wearer from diseases and helps counteract witchery.

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Eliminating major risks could prevent most NCDs.

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NCDs are caused by how people live, conditions with which they are bored or by hazard around them.

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Relapse or “binat” is caused by eating certain kinds of food or by cutting the hair too soon after illness.

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Hitting the sack right after a shower is believed to cause blindness and insanity.

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Washing sweaty hands can lead to spasmodic hands or pasma.

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