摘要：We have reported results from the formative stage of a community health worker intervention designed to improve diabetes management among Bangladeshi patients in New York City. Trained community health workers conducted focus groups (n = 47) and surveys (n = 169) with Bangladeshi individuals recruited from community locations. Results indicated that participants faced numerous barriers to care, had high rates of limited English proficiency, and had low levels of knowledge about diabetes. Most participants expressed interest in participating in a community health worker intervention. The Bangladeshi population is the fastest growing Asian American subgroup in the United States. 1 Despite high diabetes rates among Bangladeshi individuals in their home country, England, and Canada, 2–4 the literature on diabetes prevalence, prevention, and management for US Bangladeshi individuals is scant. We report results from the formative stage of a community health worker intervention designed to improve diabetes management among Bangladeshi patients in New York City, home to the largest Bangladeshi population in the United States.
