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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-4-14
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to estimate the contribution by type 2 diabetic patients in a low-income country from their own income in attempting to control the disease and to prevent chronic diabetes complications through good glycaemic control. Socio-economic and demographic data for study subjects were obtained from 822 adult diabetic patients attending public or private diabetic clinics in Khartoum State, Sudan. The average annual income of diabetic patients was estimated as USD 1.923. The direct cost of diabetes control was USD 175 per year. This included cost of drugs and ambulatory care, although drug supply was insufficient for 52% of the patients. Glycosylated hemoglobin as a measure of glycaemic control was determined to be unsatisfactory in 77% of patients. This gives an immediate indication that current practices in diabetes control in urban Sudan are not cost-effective. Patients attending private clinics had a higher income and cost of diabetes control than those attending public clinics. However, both groups had similar proportion of poor glycaemic control, which reflects the insufficient care given to diabetic patients, mainly due to deficient resources and inefficient utilization of what is scarcely available.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1439-3646
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) J. A. Barth Verlag in Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart. New York.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
118
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
220-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20140852-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20140852-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20140852-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:20140852-Blood Glucose, pubmed-meshheading:20140852-Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring, pubmed-meshheading:20140852-Cross-Sectional Studies, pubmed-meshheading:20140852-Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, pubmed-meshheading:20140852-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20140852-Health Care Costs, pubmed-meshheading:20140852-Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated, pubmed-meshheading:20140852-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20140852-Hypoglycemic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:20140852-Interviews as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:20140852-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20140852-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20140852-Models, Economic, pubmed-meshheading:20140852-Outpatient Clinics, Hospital, pubmed-meshheading:20140852-Socioeconomic Factors, pubmed-meshheading:20140852-Statistics, Nonparametric, pubmed-meshheading:20140852-Sudan
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Direct costs for care and glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes in Sudan.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of International Health (IHCAR), Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't