Eseadi Chiedu, Amedu Amos Nnaemeka, Ilechukwu Leonard Chidi, Ngwu Millicent O, Ossai Osita Victor
Department of Educational Psychology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2006, Gauteng, South Africa.
Department of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 41001, Enugu, Nigeria.
World J Diabetes. 2023 Oct 15;14(10):1493-1501. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v14.i10.1493.
Diabetes is a non-communicable ailment that has adverse effects on the individual's overall well-being and productivity in society. The main objective of this study was to examine the empirical literature concerning the association between diabetes and poverty and the accessibility and utilization of medical care services among diabetic patients. The diabetes literature was explored using a literature review approach. This review revealed that diabetes is an ailment that affects all individuals irrespective of socioeconomic status; however, its pre-valence is high in low-income countries. Hence, despite the higher prevalence of diabetes in developing countries compared with developed countries, diabetes is not a poor man's ailment because it affects individuals of all incomes. While the number of diabetic patients that access and utilize diabetes medical care services has increased over the years, some personal and institutional factors still limit patients' access to the use of diabetes care. Also, there is a lacuna in the diabetes literature concerning the extent of utilization of available healthcare services by diabetic patients.
糖尿病是一种非传染性疾病，会对个人的整体健康和社会生产力产生不利影响。本研究的主要目的是考察有关糖尿病与贫困之间的关联以及糖尿病患者获得和利用医疗服务情况的实证文献。采用文献综述方法对糖尿病相关文献进行了探究。该综述表明，糖尿病是一种不论社会经济地位都会影响所有人的疾病；然而，其在低收入国家的患病率很高。因此，尽管发展中国家的糖尿病患病率高于发达国家，但糖尿病并非穷人独有的疾病，因为它会影响所有收入水平的人群。尽管多年来获得并利用糖尿病医疗服务的患者数量有所增加，但一些个人和机构因素仍限制着患者获得糖尿病护理服务的机会。此外，糖尿病文献中在糖尿病患者对现有医疗服务的利用程度方面存在空白。
