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Aims: Despite the increased prevalence of diabetes in Saudi Arabia, individuals with T2DM had lack management of the blood glucose which contribute to the economy and well-being; therefore, it was deemed important to address the prevalence and evaluate personal, psychological, and behavioral risk factors related to poor glycemic control among T2DM patients in SA. Methods: Meta-analysis of prevalence and systematic review was conducted following PRISMA flowchart, and scrutinized peer-reviewed articles retrieved from Scopus, PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and CINAHL Plus databases. The included articles were assessed using modified STROBE tool, and random effects model used for the meta-analysis. Results: 19 articles were included of which 3 retrospective cohort, 1 case-control, and 15 cross-sectional. The quality of the studies was 3 high, 7 moderate, and 9 low. The pooled prevalence of uncontrolled T2DM, ≥ 7% (53 mmol/mol), was 77.7% and mean (SD) age was 54.2 (11.1). The most examined factors were age, gender, treatment modality, education, diabetes duration BMI, physical activity and diet. The most studied factors established association with HbA1c were diet, diabetes duration, and treatment modality while the least was age, gender and education. Conclusions: Variation was evident among the studies due to the differences in the methodology. The overall quality of the studies was relatively weak, and the findings had limited generalizability. Further studies are needed to address the psychological and behavioral factors with emphasis on a theoretical foundation. Collaboration between the government and healthcare providers is necessary to effectively lessen the burden of diabetes. ; https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/health_sciences/1001/thumbnail.jpg

India is a pluralistic, multilingual and multi-ethnic country located in Southeast Asia. It is the 2nd largest populated country which has the 7th position in the geographical area. Since 1990 India has emerged as one of the wealthiest economies in the developing world. Recently it is the second fastest growing major economy in the world. Despite the fact that economical development in India has been accompanied by increases in life expectancy, literacy rates and food security, India's performance in the area of health care has been still far from satisfactory. The system of financing health care as a one of the most privatized in the world faces especially many problems. This paper would therefore attempt to describe and assess the system of financing health care in India. In order to outline to the readers the overall country context the first section will provide a brief description of the demographic, economic and health profile of the Indian population. The second and third sections will present the main methods of funding health care in India as well as and the budget of health care system. The concluding section would attempt to assess the financing system in India and offer a way forward for the better achievement of health care system goals.