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Title: | Awareness, treatment, and control of diabetes in Bangladesh: A nationwide population-based study | Authors: | Rahman Md.S. Akter S. Abe S.K. Islam Md.R. Mondal Md.N.I. Rahman J.A.M.S. Rahman Md.M. |
Keywords: | glucose adult aged Article awareness Bangladesh body mass controlled study cross-sectional study demography diabetes control diabetes mellitus disease association disease management educational status female glucose blood level human lowest income group major clinical study male middle aged obesity prevalence public health urban rural difference attitude to health diabetes mellitus health survey obesity socioeconomics Adult Aged Bangladesh Cross-Sectional Studies Diabetes Mellitus Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Surveys Humans Male Middle Aged Obesity Prevalence Socioeconomic Factors |
Issue Date: | 2015 | Citation: | Rahman Md.S., Akter S., Abe S.K., Islam Md.R., Mondal Md.N.I., Rahman J.A.M.S., Rahman Md.M. (2015). Awareness, treatment, and control of diabetes in Bangladesh: A nationwide population-based study. PLoS ONE 10 (2) : e0118365. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118365 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International | Abstract: | Objectives: To examine awareness, treatment, and control of diabetes mellitus among the adult population in Bangladesh. Methods: The study used data from the 2011 nationally representative Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS). The BDHS sample is comprised of 7,786 adults aged 35 years or older. The primary outcome variables were fasting blood glucose, diagnosis, treatment, and control of diabetes. Multilevel logistic regression models were used to identify the risk factors for diabetes awareness. Results: Overall, age-standardized prevalence of diabetes was 9.2%. Among subjects with diabetes, 41.2% were aware of their condition, 36.9%were treated, and 14.2% controlled their condition. A significant inequality in diabetes management was found from poor to wealthy households: 18.2%to 63.2% (awareness), 15.8% to 56.6%(treatment), and 8.2% to 18.4% (control). Multilevel models suggested that participants who had a lower education and lower economic condition were less likely to be aware of their diabetes. Poor management was observed among non-educated, low-income groups, and those who lived in the northwestern region. Conclusions: Diabetes has become a national health concern in Bangladesh; however, treatment and control are quite low. Improving detection, awareness, and treatment strategies is urgently needed to prevent the growing burden associated with diabetes. © 2015 Rahman et al. | Source Title: | PLoS ONE | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/161743 | ISSN: | 19326203 | DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0118365 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International |
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