Healthcare seeking behavior and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes attending a tertiary hospital
Purpose To assess the relationship between healthcare seeking behaviors and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods A secondary data analysis was conducted among patients with type 2 diabetes from a randomized controlled trial conducted in a tertiary hospital, Bangladesh. Data o...
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International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries
2025
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| Online Erişim: | https://repository.auw.edu.bd/handle/123456789/1001 |
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| author | Biswas, Tuhin Biswas, Tuhin |
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| description | Purpose To assess the relationship between healthcare seeking behaviors and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Methods A secondary data analysis was conducted among patients with type 2 diabetes from a randomized controlled trial
conducted in a tertiary hospital, Bangladesh. Data on health center use, healthcare providers visited, self-monitoring of blood
glucose, blood pressure, foot care, and physical activity were collected through structured questionnaires. Uncontrolled diabetes
was defined as HbA1c ≥ 7%. Multivariable logistic regression models were performed.
Result Of the 265 patients (mean age 50.3 ± 9.9 years; 49.8% females), the majority (71.3%) had uncontrolled diabetes. More
than one-third (34.9%) of the participants did not visit their physician or a healthcare center during the previous 3-months. Only
12.4% of participants checked their blood glucose, and 35.8% checked their blood pressure during the last week. Participants
who did not visit a physician or a healthcare center during the past 3 months had twice the odds of having uncontrolled diabetes,
compared with those who visited during the same period [OR 2.12, 95% CI (1.02–5.14), p = 0.04].
Conclusion Regular consultation with a physician or visiting a healthcare center might help to improve glycemic control in
patients with type 2 diabetes in Bangladesh. |
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| spelling | 123456789-10012026-02-18T06:15:26Z Healthcare seeking behavior and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes attending a tertiary hospital Biswas, Tuhin Biswas, Tuhin Healthcare seeking behavior .Type 2 diabetes .Blood pressure .Self-management .Healthcare provider .Bangladesh Purpose To assess the relationship between healthcare seeking behaviors and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods A secondary data analysis was conducted among patients with type 2 diabetes from a randomized controlled trial conducted in a tertiary hospital, Bangladesh. Data on health center use, healthcare providers visited, self-monitoring of blood glucose, blood pressure, foot care, and physical activity were collected through structured questionnaires. Uncontrolled diabetes was defined as HbA1c ≥ 7%. Multivariable logistic regression models were performed. Result Of the 265 patients (mean age 50.3 ± 9.9 years; 49.8% females), the majority (71.3%) had uncontrolled diabetes. More than one-third (34.9%) of the participants did not visit their physician or a healthcare center during the previous 3-months. Only 12.4% of participants checked their blood glucose, and 35.8% checked their blood pressure during the last week. Participants who did not visit a physician or a healthcare center during the past 3 months had twice the odds of having uncontrolled diabetes, compared with those who visited during the same period [OR 2.12, 95% CI (1.02–5.14), p = 0.04]. Conclusion Regular consultation with a physician or visiting a healthcare center might help to improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes in Bangladesh. 2025-08-07T08:51:05Z 2025-08-07T08:51:05Z 2021 Article https://repository.auw.edu.bd/handle/123456789/1001 en application/pdf International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries |
| spellingShingle | Healthcare seeking behavior .Type 2 diabetes .Blood pressure .Self-management .Healthcare provider .Bangladesh Biswas, Tuhin Biswas, Tuhin Healthcare seeking behavior and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes attending a tertiary hospital |
| title | Healthcare seeking behavior and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes attending a tertiary hospital |
| title_full | Healthcare seeking behavior and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes attending a tertiary hospital |
| title_fullStr | Healthcare seeking behavior and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes attending a tertiary hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Healthcare seeking behavior and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes attending a tertiary hospital |
| title_short | Healthcare seeking behavior and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes attending a tertiary hospital |
| title_sort | healthcare seeking behavior and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes attending a tertiary hospital |
| topic | Healthcare seeking behavior .Type 2 diabetes .Blood pressure .Self-management .Healthcare provider .Bangladesh |
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