Type 2 diabetes in the Democratic Republic of Congo
An urgent need for a management framework
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| ID | 22945334 |
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| Autores | Jean-Pierre Fina Lubaki (0000-0002-9593-4812, University of the Witwatersrand, autor correspondente), Olufemi Babatunde Omole (0000-0002-4621-1378, University of the Witwatersrand), John M Francis (0000-0003-1902-2683, University of the Witwatersrand) |
| Ano | 2023 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Fascículo | 6 |
| Data de publicação | 2023-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Health Promotion International (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245 |
| Editora | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapro/daad139 |
| PMID | 38039076 |
| OpenAlex | W4389247522 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referências citadas | 16 |
Glycaemic control is of one the main goals for managing type 2 diabetes. In sub-Saharan Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, studies have reported alarming poor control rates. Patients with poor glycaemic control are exposed to complications leading to high cost of care and deteriorated quality of life. In recent studies by our group, we have demonstrated that poor glycaemic control is high and driven by proximal (individual) and distal (structural) factors in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Financial constraints impacted many aspects of care at multiple levels from the Government to persons living with diabetes. Financial constraints prevented good preparation, organization and access to diabetes care. Difficulties in implementing lifestyle changes, lack of health literacy and limited healthcare support were also contributing to poor glycaemic control. Through a Delphi study, a group of experts reached a consensus on five potential strategies for improving glycaemic control in the Democratic Republic of Congo as follows: changing the healthcare system for better diabetes care extended to other noncommunicable diseases, ensuring consistent financing of the healthcare, augmenting the awareness of diabetes among the general population and the persons living with diabetes, easing the adoption of lifestyle modifications and reducing the burden of undiagnosed diabetes. This paper reflects on the urgent need for an improved management framework for diabetes care in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Specifically, the Government needs to increase the investment in the prevention and treatment of noncommunicable diseases including diabetes.
Business · Democracy · Diabetes mellitus · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Government (linguistics) · Health care · Political science · Politics · Population · Type 2 diabetes · Chronic Disease Management Strategies · Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Gerontology
Perspectives for glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Consensus on potential interventions for improving glycaemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Incidence, socio-economic inequalities and determinants of catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment for diabetes care in South Africa
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| Altamente citado | Não |