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Social and economic consequences of diabetes in women from low‐income countries: A case study from Bangladesh
Author(s) -
Mahtab Hajera,
Habib Samira H.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.11.030
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , developing country , demographic economics , socioeconomics , development economics , environmental health , economic growth , endocrinology , economics
Diabetes poses a serious threat to low‐income countries such as Bangladesh. It is one of the leading causes of premature morbidity and mortality, and requires life‐long healthcare services. Women with diabetes are affected in all stages of their lives. Uniquely, diabetes affects the health of mothers and their unborn children. Poverty, ignorance, and gender discrimination adversely affect women with diabetes. However, the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh has played an increasingly effective role in providing comprehensive socio‐medicare and life‐long follow‐up of diabetic women, free of charge. This is reflected by the increasing attendance of women with diabetes, especially from rural areas.