Endocrinology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Said Adem

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• Research Article
  Trends on Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus at Nedjo General Hospital, Western Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study
  Author(s): Ginenus Fekadu, Said Adem and Firomsa Bekele Ginenus Fekadu, Said Adem and Firomsa Bekele
  
  Background and Objective: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the commonest of all metabolic diseases all over the world. It is estimated that between 5-10% of the population suffer from this disease. Ethiopia is one of the top five countries with the highest number of people affected by DM in sub Saharan Africa (SSA). Hence the study aimed to assess the trend in the prevalence of DM in Nedjo General Hospital (NGH). Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study from patients’ records was reviewed by using structured data extraction tool. Data were obtained from medical records of all registered diabetic patients in the Diabetic Follow up Clinic between 2012 and 2016. A Chi square was used as test of significance at 95% of confidence interval. A P value of 0.05 or less than 0.05 was used as the cut-of level for statistical significance. .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-1017.1000296

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