Structured diabetes self-management education and glycaemic control in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.

Aim: To determine the association between structured diabetes self-management education (DSME) and glycaemic control in persons living with diabetes (PLD) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Methods: PubMed, Embase and Cochrane databases were searched up to June 2020 for intervention studies on the effect of structured DSME on glycaemic control in PLD in LMICs (PROSPERO registration CRD42020164857). The primary outcome was reduction in glycated haemoglobin.