Perceived barriers, benefits, facilitators, and attitudes of health professionals towards type 2 diabetes management in Oujda, Morocco: a qualitative focus group study

• Main Authors: Usman Sani Dankoly (Author), Dirk Vissers (Author), Souad Ben El Mostafa (Author), Abderrahim Ziyyat (Author), Bart Van Rompaey (Author), Paul Van Royen (Author), Abdellatif Maamri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In Morocco, the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is mainly focused on medication and only 2% of patients are coached towards a healthier lifestyle. In Oujda, Eastern Morocco the prevalence of T2D is 10.2%, and the current trend is alarming, especially for women. Therefore, the...