Abstract
Culture and epidemiology of diabetes in South Asia.
Highlights
The Diabetes epidemic in South Asia is projected to reach 134 million by 2050 [5], halting this rapid growth in burden is impossible without understanding the cultural underpinnings behind the particular health, food and lifestyle related behaviors
Tailoring the interventions based on cultural epidemiology can be promising
As has been shown by a recent community based trial that utilized the existing community health workers in monitoring and managing hypertension [6], strategies inherent in community engagement [4] wherein existing health workers including traditional healers can be trained and devolved to early diagnosis, monitor and promote the healthy life style is promising initial steps to fill the gaps in cultural epidemiology of Diabetes and other life style based diseases
Summary
Disease epidemiology has a deeper relationship with the dynamic nature of culture [1]. A mere identification of a behavior could be only a layer on the outer sphere of a particular disease epidemiology and the interventional efforts to counteract such behaviors through for example public health measures could be futile and volatile, unless the deeper cultural factors are addressed [2]. Broader context of Diabetes epidemic where the influence of culture in food and lifestyle unique to South epidemiological findings which can Asia remained relatively overlooked. In this piece, help to design a culture specific intervention, in we draw reader’s attention to the cultural-epidemiology addition to the advocacy and awareness. Of Diabetes and explain its implication on its control and management in South Asia
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