Background: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is increasing globally, particularly in
low and middle-income countries, driven by factors like rapid population growth …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) prevalence is increasing at alarming rates posing
significant health problem in Tanzania. Urbanization with economic advancement has led to …

BACKGROUND: The increase of communicable and non-communicable diseases in Africa
and the world today have been attributed to changes in human behaviour and lifestyles in …

Background and Objective: Obesity and diabetes are escalating public health issues in
Africa. Ghana has a high and increasing prevalence of obesity and diabetes, associated …

Objectives Diabetes is a chronic health problem, of public health concerned with
preventable consequences, affecting people of all ages, race and ethnicity not only in …

The present study was conducted in the Urban Health centre, Muthialpet, Pondicherry
covering a population of 40000 from July to October 2007 by using a predesigned and …

Background The prevalence and risk factors of type 2 diabetes vary across the urban and
rural milieus of Ghana's Ashanti Region, yet no study has been conducted to synthesise the …

BACKGROUND The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is reaching epidemic rates globally. It
had an estimated global incidence of 220 million in 2010. Different studies in SSA and …

The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence and association of risk factors for
diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting glucose in a village with rural life style in Pakistan …

The association of diabetes mellitus with demographic indices such as sex, age, obesity and
hypertension varies between different ethnic groups and countries. The study investigated …