Management and treatment patterns of diabetes patients having blood pressure complications living in Dhaka city, Bangladesh

Authors

  • AHM Mahmudur Rahman Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka-1229
  • Lutful Haque Saran Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka-1229
  • Md Mamun Ur Rashid Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka-1229
  • Adnan Taher Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka-1229

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/ajmbr.v2i3.30118

Keywords:

diabetes patients, management, treatment patterns, hypertension, hypotension, Dhaka city

Abstract

A study way carried out in Dhaka city to find out the management and treatment patterns of diabetic patients those having blood pressure complications. It was a cross sectional study of 150 patients by using self administered survey questionnaire and founded data was analyzed and described. In this study, it is found that almost all of the patients (92%) were from Dhaka and just were a few those were outsider but came as referred patients. The male and female percentages were accordingly 64.67% and 35.33% and among those diabetes patients 47.33% had hypertension and 10.66% had hypotension and most of them (74%) check their diabetes monthly. Among those patients 79.33% patients were prescribed only drugs while 17% patients were prescribed to change their routine only and 4% were prescribed both (drug and routine). Most of the diabetes patients having blood pressure complicacy were prescribed only drugs which is very significant and those are going to do further research in this aspect will be benefited by getting this information.

Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. September 2016, 2(3): 458-463

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AHM Mahmudur Rahman, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka-1229



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Published

2016-11-04

How to Cite

Rahman, A. M., Saran, L. H., Rashid, M. M. U., & Taher, A. (2016). Management and treatment patterns of diabetes patients having blood pressure complications living in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2(3), 458–463. https://doi.org/10.3329/ajmbr.v2i3.30118

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2016)

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