Journal of Medical Diagnostic Methods
Open Access
ISSN: 2168-9784
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2168-9784
+44 1300 500008
Sayed Ibrahim Ali
College of Medicine,
P.O. Box 400, Al-Hofuf-Al Hasa-31982
Saudi Arabia
Research Article
Situation Analysis of Diabetic Patients at Primary Health Care Centre in Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia
Author(s): AlMousa AM, AlRuwaily MN, Ainzi FRA, ALArifi AAA, AlRadhi HK, et al.
AlMousa AM, AlRuwaily MN, Ainzi FRA, ALArifi AAA, AlRadhi HK, et al.
The prevalence of diabetes for all age groups worldwide was estimated to be 2.8% in 2000 and 4.4% in 2030. The total number of people with diabetes is projected to rise from 171 million in 2000 to 366 million in 2030. The problem is that it has many complications that affect multiple systems. The complications can be prevented by strictly control of sugar level. We aimed to find out the rate of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus by doing a situation analysis of file records at primary health care centre in Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia. It was a cross-sectional study conducted during a mentorship in April to June 2013. We started our study by defining our objectives and development of protocol. After initial approval of our research question, we started to develop a spread sheet for collection of information from files available at primary health care centre. During our study, we included 104 fi.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2168-9784.1000246