This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1002/dmrr.2904 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in urban Bo, Sierra Leone, and in the 16 countries of the West Africa region Abu James Sundufu 1 , Cecil N. Bockarie 2 , and Kathryn H. Jacobsen 3 1 Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Community Health Sciences, Njala University, Bo, Sierra Leone 2 Department of Biological Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, Njala University, Bo, Sierra Leone 3 Department of Global & Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA Short Title: Diabetes in urban Bo, Sierra Leone Corresponding Author: Kathryn H. Jacobsen Department of Global & Community Health George Mason University 4400 University Drive 5B7 Fairfax, VA 22030 USA Email: kjacobse@gmu.edu Tel: +1-703-993-9168 Fax: +1-703-993-1908