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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2019

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

Aseel Awad Alsaidan, Medhat Ghoraba

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Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aseel Awad AlsaidanFamily and Community Medicine Department, Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Medhat GhorabaFamily and Community Medicine Department, Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Security Forces Hospital · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDiabetes 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.

aimThe 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.

methodsThis is a cross-sectional study that was conducted on Saudi patients with type 2 DM who visited primary health care in security forces hospital.

resultsThis 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 (

conclusionThere was high level of knowledge regarding DR; however, there were few percent of participants who had no awareness and still at risk.

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diabetes mellitusDiabetic complicationsdiabetic retinopathydiabetic retinopathy awarenessT2DM

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PMCPMC6691402
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