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Awareness of diabetic retinopathy among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in primary health care in security forces hospital Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Author	Alsaidan, Aseel Awad Ghoraba, Medhat
Copyright Year	2019
Abstract	Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease that is characterized by distortion in the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins and involves hyperglycemia. DM has different types. Several complications are associated with diabetes including diabetic retinopathy (DR). DR can further results in bad outcomes that can be avoided by early diagnosis and management. Aim: The aim of this paper is to assess the awareness and knowledge level about DR among type 2 DM patients in primary health care in security forces hospital. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted on Saudi patients with type 2 DM who visited primary health care in security forces hospital. Results: This study included 174 participants, with equal male to female ratio was 1:1, there were 64.9% participants who reported controlled blood glucose level, and 47.1% reported that eye was affected by diabetes. There were 82.8% participants who had awareness about DR; the level of awareness differs significantly with sex (P value = 0.04) and the level of DM control (P value = 0.02). Conclusion: There was high level of knowledge regarding DR; however, there were few percent of participants who had no awareness and still at risk.
Related Links	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6691402/pdf
Ending Page	2438
Page Count	6
Starting Page	2433
File Format	XHTML
ISSN	22494863
DOI	10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_324_19
Journal	Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Issue Number	7
Volume Number	8
Language	English
Publisher	Medknow
Publisher Date	2019-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Diabetic Complications Diabetes Mellitus Diabetic Retinopathy Diabetic Retinopathy Awareness Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Volume 8, Issue 7
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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