Discrimination and diabetes: Insight from the second Diabetes Attitudes Wishes and Needs (DAWN2) Study

• DOI: 10.4103/2321-0656.140896
• Publication Date: 2014-11-01T11:44:55Z
• Authors: Sanjay Kalra; Manash Baruah
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; 3. Good health

AbstractThe 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.