Health economic evaluation alongside randomised clinical trial of a health behaviour intervention to manage type 2 diabetes in Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prevention of type 2 diabetes is becoming an urgent public health concern in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, there is currently no evidence of a cost-effective approach of health behaviour interventions from community settings in low-income countries like Nepal. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the within-trial economic evaluation of a health behaviour intervention compared with usual care for managing type 2 diabetes in a community setting in Nepal.

Methods

We randomly assigned 30 clusters comprising 481 patients with type 2 diabetes of which 15 to a health behaviour intervention (n = 238 patients) and 15 to the usual care (n = 243 patients). Patients in the intervention group received community health workers-led intensive training for dia

SUBMITTER: Dahal PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11650842 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature