Faith-Based Lifestyle Intervention for Diabetes Prevention Among Adults in Bangladesh

Can a culturally tailored, faith-based lifestyle intervention reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) among adults with prediabetes in rural Bangladesh?In this cluster randomized clinical trial involving 799 adults with prediabetes, participants who received a 12-month, mosque-based, faith-integrated lifestyle intervention had a 43% relative risk reduction in T2D incidence compared with the control group.This trial found that a faith-based intervention decreased new-onset T2D incidence at 12 months, suggesting it may be an effective and scalable strategy for T2D prevention in low-resource, Muslim-majority communities.

Corresponding Author: Bishwajit Bhowmik, PhD, Centre for Global Health Research, Diabetic Association of Bangladesh, 122 Kazi Nazrul Islam Ave, Dhaka, Bangladesh (doctorbiplob@gmail.com).

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