Insights Into Sociodemographic Influences on Type 2 Diabetes Care and Opportunities for Digital Health Promotion in Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Quantitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A significant percentage of the Nigerian population has type 2 diabetes (T2D), and a notable portion of these patients also live with comorbidities. Despite its increasing prevalence in Nigeria due to factors such as poor eating and exercise habits, there are insufficient reliable data on its incidence in major cities such as Port Harcourt, as well as on the influence of sociodemographic factors on current self-care and collaborative T2D care approaches using technology. This, coupled with a significant lack of context-specific digital health interventions for T2D care, is our major motivation for the study.

Objective

This study aims to (1) explore the sociodemographic profile of people with T2D and understand how it directly influences their care; (2) generate an

SUBMITTER: Arueyingho O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11375378 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature