Diabetic Among Minority Populations

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Diabetic has become a national health problem affecting 8.3% of the population. The risk of the diabetic is not uniform. Minority populations have higher prevalence of diabetes as compared to non-Hispanic whites (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011; Community Preventive Services Task Force 2011). The significant reason for these disparities are higher levels of stress, physically inactive, poor diet habit, language barriers, cultural diversity, among the low income minority communities. Using a structural violence framework, fear is a important factor for diabetic among minority group. The most important fear is cost. People afraid to consult the doctor due to their low income. They are paying more money for essential things

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