Blood glucose control among type 2 diabetic farmers in Chinese resettlement areas: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to China's rapid urbanization, many farmers have relocated to urban resettlement regions. There is limited research on the glycemic control of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) farmers in these areas. This study examined their blood glucose control and its determinants.

Methods

This study took place from March 2021 to January 2022 in a resettlement community in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China. In the first phase, a quantitative survey of 181 T2DM farmers was conducted using a questionnaire to gather demographic data, blood glucose control status, disease cognition levels, and treatment compliance. Inclusion criteria were migrant workers with ≥ 3 months of residence and local household registration and T2DM patients who met the diagnostic criteria of the Chinese g

SUBMITTER: Lu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11360284 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature