The role of gender in compliance and attendance at an outpatient clinic for type 2 diabetes mellitus in Trinidad

Datos Bibliográficos

ID14965320
AutoresFeaz Babwah (University of the West Indies, autor de correspondencia), Soraiya Baksh (University of the West Indies), Leandra Blake (University of the West Indies), Janine Cupid-Thuesday (University of the West Indies), Ian Hosein, I K Hosein (0000-0002-8822-5292, University of the West Indies), Anneela Sookhai (University of the West Indies), Celia Poon-King (University of the West Indies), Gerard Hutchinson (0000-0003-0028-7868, University of the West Indies)
Año2006
Volumen19
Número2
Páginas79-84
Fecha de publicación2006-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348
EditorialFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s1020-49892006000200002
PMID16551381
OpenAlexW2097152623
SCIELO_PIDS1020-49892006000200002
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas3

More women attended the clinic, and their compliance with the treatment regimen was better than in men. The latter were more likely to engage in health risk behaviors such as drinking and smoking. Efforts focused on men with diabetes mellitus in Trinidad and Tobago are needed to encourage greater compliance

Attendance · Diabetes mellitus · Dispensary · Environmental health · Family medicine · Outpatient clinic · Physical therapy · Population · Chronic Disease Management Strategies · Diabetes Management and Education · Medication Adherence and Compliance · Medicine · Internal Medicine