TY - JOUR
T1 - Social and economic impact of diabetics in Bangladesh
T2 - Protocol for a case-control study
AU - Shariful Islam, Sheikh Mohammed
AU - Lechner, Andreas
AU - Ferrari, Uta
AU - Froeschl, Guenter
AU - Niessen, Louis W.
AU - Seissler, Jochen
AU - Alam, Dewan Shamsul
N1 - Funding Information:
This research protocol was funded by icddr,b’s core Sida Grant Number PR-13062. icddr,b also gratefully acknowledges the following donors which provide unrestricted support: Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), and the Department for International Development, UK (DFID).
PY - 2013/12/21
Y1 - 2013/12/21
N2 - Background: Diabetes affects both individuals and their families and has an impact on economic and social development of a country. Information on the availability, cost, and quality of medical care for diabetes is mostly not available for many low- and middle-income countries including Bangladesh. Complications from diabetes, which can be devastating, could largely be prevented by wider use of several inexpensive generic medicines, simple tests and monitoring and can be a cost saving intervention. This study will provide an in-depth and comprehensive picture of social and economic impacts of diabetes in Bangladesh and propose clear recommendations for improving prevention and management of diabetes. The objectives of the study are:.1) To study the association between diabetes and other health problems and its social impacts.2) To estimate the economic impact of diabetes including total direct and indirect costs.3) To measure the impact of diabetes on quality of life among diabetes patients in Bangladesh.4) To study the impact of diabetes on the health care system. Methods. This is a case-control study comparing cases with type 2 diabetes to controls without diabetes matched on age, sex and place of residence. 564 cases and 564 controls will be selected from the outpatient department of a tertiary hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Data on socioeconomic status, health utility index, direct and indirect costs for diabetes, medication adherence, quality of life, treatment satisfaction, diet, physical activity, mental state examination, weight, height, hip and waist circumference, blood pressure, pulse, medication history, laboratory data and physical examination will be conducted.Outcome measures: The primary outcome measures will be association between diabetes and other health problems, cost of diabetes, impact of diabetes on quality of life and secondary outcome measures are impact of diabetes on healthcare systems in Bangladesh. Discussion. This study will provide an in-depth and comprehensive picture of social and economic impacts of diabetics in Bangladesh and propose clear recommendations for improving prevention and management of diabetics. It will help to develop programs and policies for better management of Diabetics and cost effective strategies in Bangladesh context.
AB - Background: Diabetes affects both individuals and their families and has an impact on economic and social development of a country. Information on the availability, cost, and quality of medical care for diabetes is mostly not available for many low- and middle-income countries including Bangladesh. Complications from diabetes, which can be devastating, could largely be prevented by wider use of several inexpensive generic medicines, simple tests and monitoring and can be a cost saving intervention. This study will provide an in-depth and comprehensive picture of social and economic impacts of diabetes in Bangladesh and propose clear recommendations for improving prevention and management of diabetes. The objectives of the study are:.1) To study the association between diabetes and other health problems and its social impacts.2) To estimate the economic impact of diabetes including total direct and indirect costs.3) To measure the impact of diabetes on quality of life among diabetes patients in Bangladesh.4) To study the impact of diabetes on the health care system. Methods. This is a case-control study comparing cases with type 2 diabetes to controls without diabetes matched on age, sex and place of residence. 564 cases and 564 controls will be selected from the outpatient department of a tertiary hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Data on socioeconomic status, health utility index, direct and indirect costs for diabetes, medication adherence, quality of life, treatment satisfaction, diet, physical activity, mental state examination, weight, height, hip and waist circumference, blood pressure, pulse, medication history, laboratory data and physical examination will be conducted.Outcome measures: The primary outcome measures will be association between diabetes and other health problems, cost of diabetes, impact of diabetes on quality of life and secondary outcome measures are impact of diabetes on healthcare systems in Bangladesh. Discussion. This study will provide an in-depth and comprehensive picture of social and economic impacts of diabetics in Bangladesh and propose clear recommendations for improving prevention and management of diabetics. It will help to develop programs and policies for better management of Diabetics and cost effective strategies in Bangladesh context.
KW - Bangladesh
KW - Diabetes
KW - Social and economic impact
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U2 - 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1217
DO - 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1217
M3 - Article
C2 - 24359558
AN - SCOPUS:84890530467
SN - 1471-2458
VL - 13
JO - BMC public health
JF - BMC public health
IS - 1
M1 - 1217
ER -