Prevalence, Awareness and Risk Factor of Diabetes in the Northern Region of Bangladesh

Background: This survey study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence and awareness of diabetes, and to identify its potential risk factors and complications in five districts of the Northern region of Bangladesh. Methods: Total 202 diabetes patients were directly interviewed using a standard questionnaire from February, 2016 to January, 2017. The data was analyzed by using Microsoft Excel 2010. Results: Among the study subjects, 55.45% were males and 44.55% were females. 47.53% of the subjects had the family history of diabetes. 74.26% of the subjects were suffered from type-2 diabetes and 23.76% were suffered from type-1 diabetes. Diabetes patients participated in our research also experienced hypertension (20.79%), kidney complication (8.91%) and vision complication (81.19%). Conclusion: In the northern region of Bangladesh, diabetes has recently become a major public health issue. Immediate action is required to counter the rise in diabetes through better detection, awareness, prevention and treatment.