Social and economic consequences of diabetes in women from low-income countries: a case study from Bangladesh.
Diabetes poses a serious threat to low-income countries such as Bangladesh. It is one of the leading causes of premature morbidity and mortality, and requires life-long healthcare services. Women with diabetes are affected in all stages of their lives. Uniquely, diabetes affects the health of mothers and their unborn children. Poverty, ignorance, and gender discrimination adversely affect women with diabetes. However, the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh has played an increasingly effective role in providing comprehensive socio-medicare and life-long follow-up of diabetic women, free of charge. This is reflected by the increasing attendance of women with diabetes, especially from rural areas.
Mahtab
Hajera
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Department of Medicine-Endocrinology, BIRDEM, Dhaka, Bangladesh. dhcdp@dab-bd.org
Habib
Samira H
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D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011203:Poverty; D011247:Pregnancy; D011287:Prejudice; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016387:Women's Health