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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Social Health and Diabetes 2015; 03(01): 056-057
DOI: 10.4103/2321-0656.140896
DOI: 10.4103/2321-0656.140896
Brief Communication
Discrimination and diabetes: Insight from the second Diabetes Attitudes Wishes and Needs (DAWN2) Study
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Publication History
Publication Date:
21 November 2018 (online)
Abstract
The second diabetes attitudes wishes and needs 2 (DAWN 2) study describes various facts of living with diabetes, including barriers to, and facilitators of effective psychosocial care. One of the issues studied by DAWN2 is the phenomenon of discrimination, as viewed by persons with diabetes, family members of persons with diabetes, and health care professionals. This brief communication discusses the high prevalence of discrimination against people with diabetes, as reported by DAWN2.
Stigma -
type 1 diabetes -
type 2 diabetes -
social ostracization
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