ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2025
Three lessons on diabetes for global health professionals, researchers and policy-makers from the people of Ga Mashie.
Article in Frontiers in nutrition, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
13 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background: Diabetes is a leading cause of death globally, with significant burdens in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, knowledge of contextual factors associated with diabetes in LMICs are limited. This study highlights three important lessons on diabetes by identifying and interpreting contextual factors related to its prevention and management within a low-income urban community in Accra, Ghana. Methods: This was a qualitative study. Data were collected through four focus group discussions (FGDs) with older adults men and women (50+ years) and 18 in-depth interviews with community stakeholders, including traditional leaders, market women, and the Ga Mashie Development Agency. Thematic analysis was conducted to identify key insights on diabetes perceptions, challenges, and cultural practices. Results: Three key themes emerged from the data: (1) Knowledge does not always translate to action. While participants had extensive knowledge of diabetes risk factors and management, they cited practical constraints that hindered their ability to make behavior changes; (2) Food is more than nutrition. Participants noted that food plays an important role in family, community, and emotional well-being, and (3) Diabetes carries dual meanings. Participants associated diabetes with both individual lifestyle behaviors (e.g., alcohol consumption and sexual activity) and broader environmental exposures (e.g., pollution and chemical contaminants in food). Conclusion: These results highlight the complexity of diabetes management in an urban poor community context, requiring more than knowledge on diabetes risk factors for behavior change. Addressing personal, communal, and environmental factors, alongside structural barriers, is essential for developing effective, sustainable diabetes management strategies in this setting.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.