| Title |
Effectiveness of a group diabetes education programme in underserved communities in South Africa: pragmatic cluster randomized control trial
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Primary Care, December 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2296-13-126 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Bob Mash, Naomi Levitt, Krisela Steyn, Merrick Zwarenstein, Stephen Rollnick |
| Abstract |
Diabetes is an important contributor to the burden of disease in South Africa and prevalence rates as high as 33% have been recorded in Cape Town. Previous studies show that quality of care and health outcomes are poor. The development of an effective education programme should impact on self-care, lifestyle change and adherence to medication; and lead to better control of diabetes, fewer complications and better quality of life. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 251 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 59 | 23% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 11% |
| Researcher | 24 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 20 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 18 | 7% |
| Other | 45 | 18% |
| Unknown | 62 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 81 | 32% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 46 | 18% |
| Social Sciences | 20 | 8% |
| Psychology | 10 | 4% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 3 | 1% |
| Other | 23 | 9% |
| Unknown | 72 | 28% |
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