Assessing service availability and readiness of healthcare facilities to manage diabetes mellitus in Bangladesh: Findings from a nationwide survey

Hasina Akhter Chowdhury; Progga Paromita; Cinderella Akbar Mayaboti; Shagoofa Rakhshanda; Farah Naz Rahman; Minhazul Abedin; A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman; Saidur Rahman Mashreky

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0263259

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Assessing service availability and readiness of healthcare facilities to manage diabetes mellitus in Bangladesh: Findings from a nationwide survey

Hasina Akhter Chowdhury ,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: hachowdhury01@gmail.com

Affiliations Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7912-8303

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Progga Paromita ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Progga Paromita, Cinderella Akbar Mayaboti, Shagoofa Rakhshanda

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Kirtipasha Health and Family Welfare Centre, Jhalokathi Sadar Upazila, Barishal, Bangladesh
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Cinderella Akbar Mayaboti ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Progga Paromita, Cinderella Akbar Mayaboti, Shagoofa Rakhshanda

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Shagoofa Rakhshanda ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Progga Paromita, Cinderella Akbar Mayaboti, Shagoofa Rakhshanda

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9172-7042

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Farah Naz Rahman,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2265-2742

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Minhazul Abedin,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7667-9270

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A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Saidur Rahman Mashreky

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Current address: Department of Non-Communicable Diseases, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS), Dhaka, Bangladesh

Affiliation Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7892-798X

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Assessing service availability and readiness of healthcare facilities to manage diabetes mellitus in Bangladesh: Findings from a nationwide survey

Hasina Akhter Chowdhury,
Progga Paromita,
Cinderella Akbar Mayaboti,
Shagoofa Rakhshanda,
Farah Naz Rahman,
Minhazul Abedin,
A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman,
Saidur Rahman Mashreky

Published: February 16, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263259

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