Type 2 diabetes mellitus in Bangladesh: a prevalence based cost-of-illness study

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Authors

Khurshid Alam · University of Western Australia

Liaquat Ali · Bangladesh University of Health Sciences

Afsana Karim · Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation for Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

Mohammed J. Alramadan · Monash University

Samira Humaira Habib · Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation for Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

Abstract

The cost of diabetes care is considerably high in Bangladesh, and it is primarily driven by the medicine and hospitalisation costs. Optimisation of diabetes management by positive lifestyle changes is urgently required for prevention of comorbidities and complications, which in turn will reduce the cost.

Topics & Keywords

Chronic Disease Management Strategies Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Diabetes Management and Education

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Health Services Research

Volume 19, Issue 1, pp. 601-601

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4440-3

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