Diabetes Health Literacy Among Somali Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in a US Primary Care Setting.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to describe diabetes literacy among Somali immigrants with diabetes and its association with diabetes outcomes. Among Somali immigrants in North America, the prevalence of diabetes exceeds that of the general population, and their measures of diabetes control are suboptimal when compared with non-Somali patients. Diabetes literacy is an important mediator of diabetes outcomes in general populations that has not been previously described among Somali immigrants and refugees.

Methods

Diabetes literacy was measured using a translated version of the spoken knowledge in low literacy in diabetes (SKILLD) scale among Somali immigrants and refugees with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes outcome measures, including hemoglobin A1C, low-density lipoprotein

SUBMITTER: Njeru JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4901386 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature