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Socioeconomic inequalities of undiagnosed diabetes in a resource-poor setting: Insights from the cross-sectional Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2011

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Diabetes mellitus is rising disproportionately but is not frequently diagnosed until complications appear, which results in adverse health consequences. We estimated the prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes among adult diabetic patients and associated socioeconomic inequalities in Bangladesh. We used nationally representative cross-sectional Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2011 data. Among patients with diabetes, we identified undiagnosed cases as having fasting plasma glucose ≥...

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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.3390/ijerph16010115

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ORCID:
0000-0001-7801-0506
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ORCID:
0000-0002-0172-9501
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Institution:
University of Oxford
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MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-9499-1500
Publisher:
MDPI Publisher's website
Journal:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Journal website
Volume:
16
Issue:
1
Article number:
115
Publication date:
2019-01-03
Acceptance date:
2018-12-27
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EISSN:
1660-4601
ISSN:
1661-7827
Pmid:
30609855

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