Understanding barriers to and facilitators of diabetes control and prevention in the New York City Bangladeshi community: a mixed-methods approach

NS Islam, D Tandon, R Mukherji… - … journal of public …, 2012 - ajph.aphapublications.org
We have reported results from the formative stage of a community health worker intervention
designed to improve diabetes management among Bangladeshi patients in New York City …

Protocol for the DREAM Project (Diabetes Research, Education, and Action for Minorities): a randomized trial of a community health worker intervention to improve …

N Islam, L Riley, L Wyatt, SD Tandon, M Tanner… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background New York City (NYC) is currently home to the largest Bangladeshi
population in the United States (US) at approximately 62,000 individuals. The high …

Evaluation of a community health worker pilot intervention to improve diabetes management in Bangladeshi immigrants with type 2 diabetes in New York City

NS Islam, LC Wyatt, SD Patel, E Shapiro… - The Diabetes …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the impact and feasibility of a pilot
Community Health Worker (CHW) intervention to improve diabetes management among …

[PDF][PDF] Understanding barriers to healthy lifestyles in a Bangladeshi community

C Grace, R Begum, S Subhani, P Kopelman… - J Diabetes …, 2009 - diabetesonthenet.com
This article summarises the findings from a large qualitative study in east London. In a series
of focus groups involving 147 people, the team explored the perceptions of the Bangladeshi …

Diabetes knowledge and care practices among adults in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional survey

E Fottrell, N Ahmed, SK Shaha, H Jennings… - BMJ global …, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Background Population knowledge of how to prevent, detect and control diabetes is critical
to public health initiatives to tackle the disease. We undertook a cross-sectional survey of …

A culturally tailored community health worker intervention leads to improvement in patient-centered outcomes for immigrant patients with type 2 diabetes

NS Islam, LC Wyatt, MD Taher, L Riley… - Clinical …, 2018 - Am Diabetes Assoc
IN BRIEF This article reports results from a patient-centered intervention to improve
management of type 2 diabetes in the New York City Bangladeshi community. The DREAM …

Awareness, treatment, and control of diabetes in Bangladesh: a nationwide population-based study

MS Rahman, S Akter, SK Abe, MR Islam, MNI Mondal… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Objectives To examine awareness, treatment, and control of diabetes mellitus among the
adult population in Bangladesh. Methods The study used data from the 2011 nationally …

Awareness, treatment, and control of diabetes in Bangladesh: evidence from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2017/18

N Khan, JC Oldroyd, MB Hossain… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The prevalence of diabetes is increasing in Bangladesh from∼ 5% in 2001
to∼ 13% in 2017/18 (∼ 8.4 million cases). The prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes was …

Variation in the prevalence, awareness, and control of diabetes in a multiethnic population: a nationwide population study in Malaysia

S Rampal, L Rampal, R Rahmat… - Asia Pacific Journal …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study was to determine the association between different ethnic groups
and the prevalence, awareness, and control of diabetes in Malaysia. A population-based …

A community-based diabetes prevention and management education program in a rural village in India

P Balagopal, N Kamalamma, TG Patel, R Misra - Diabetes care, 2008 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—In this study we evaluated a 7-month community-based nonpharmacological
lifestyle intervention to prevent/reduce the risk of developing diabetes and its complications …