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noncommunicable diseases ncds leading cause death globally estimated overtake communicable diseases subsahara africa healthcare workers hcws play crucial role prevention treatment extreme shortage thereby increasing burden ncds among specific population provide evidence policymaking assessed ncd burden associated factors treatment among hcws four subsaharan african countries conducted crosssectional study across four subsaharan african countries cte divoire civ democratic republic congo drc madagascar mdg nigeria nig february december 2022 standardized questionnaire sociodemographic chronic disease treatment data selfreported estimated prevalence 1 least one chronic disease 2 hypertension used backward elimination logistic regression model identify risk factors recruited total 6848 hcws prevalence least one chronic disease ranged 97 nig 206 mdg prevalence hypertension 54 civ 113 mdg reported treatment rates reached 365 odds outcomes increased age least one chronic disease adjusted odds ratio civ 104 drc 109 mdg 106 nig 110 hypertension civ 110 drc 131 mdg 111 nig 111 bmi least one chronic disease civ 110 drc 107 mdg 106 nig 108 hypertension civ 110 drc 166 mdg 113 nig 107 odds outcomes lower among males except civ nig odds outcomes higher among medical doctors odds hypertension higher among working secondary care mdg working secondary care increased working auxiliary staff decreased odds least one chronic disease prevalence selfreported chronic disease varied across four subsaharan countries potentially low treatment rates identified several individual age sex bmi occupational profession level healthcare factors influence odds ncds factors taken account developing interventions addressing burden management ncds among hcws