Components and Effectiveness of Self-Management Interventions Among Adults Living With Type 2 Diabetes in Low-Income Countries: A Systematic Review
Year: 2025
Type: other
Abstract: Globally, >10% of adults aged 20–79 years (537 million people) are living with diabetes, and the burden is predicted to rise to 643 million (11.3%) by 2030 and to 783 million (12.2%) by 2045. An additional 240 million are estimated to live with undiagnosed diabetes (1). Diabetes was the sixth leading driver of disability in the world in 2015 (2). It is further estimated that ~90% of people with undiagnosed diabetes live in low-income countries (LICs), especially in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific (1). In LICs, the prevalence of diabetes is projected to increase from 5.5% in 2021 to 6.1% in 2045 (3), which will further widen the health equity gap. For example, across sub-Saharan Africa, type 2 diabetes accounts for 90% of diabetes cases (4), and the cases of diabetes in Africa are projected to increase from 23.6 million in 2021 to 54.9 million (132%) by 2045 (3).
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4415595342