MANAGING THE TIDAL WAVE OF DIABETES: BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE DISEASE IN FIJI

Akisi Ravono (), Jenny Carryer, Rochelle Stewart-Withers and Tracie Mafile'o
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Akisi Ravono: (corresponding author)University of Fiji
Jenny Carryer: Massey University
Rochelle Stewart-Withers: the Institute of Development Studies at Massey University
Tracie Mafile'o: Massey University

Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal, 2024, vol. 31, issue 2, 205-224

Abstract: Diabetes, as a disease of global concern, has drawn an immense amount of literature. The present paper contains a review on what is known about diabetes among the iTaukei (Indigenous people) in Fiji. It also provides an explanation on how people living with diabetes in Fiji manage their status and highlights the barriers that affect how patients suffering from the disease self-manage their illness.

Keywords: non-communicable diseases; diabetes; Fiji (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 I12 O56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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