dc.contributor.author | Munyambalu, Dalton Kambale | |
dc.contributor.author | Hildago, Idania | |
dc.contributor.author | Bafwa, Yves Tibamwenda | |
dc.contributor.author | Lagoro, Charles Abonga | |
dc.contributor.author | Sikakulya, Franck Katembo | |
dc.contributor.author | Vahwere, Bienfait Mumbere | |
dc.contributor.author | Dafiewhare, Ephraim | |
dc.contributor.author | Martinez, Lazaro | |
dc.contributor.author | Charles, Fardous Abeya | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-04-06T10:19:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-04-06T10:19:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Munyambalu, D. K., Hildago, I., Bafwa, Y. T., Lagoro, C. A., Sikakulya, F. K., Vahwere, B. M., ... & Charles, F. A. (2022). Prevalence and grade of diabetic peripheral neuropathy among known diabetic patients in rural Uganda. Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcare, 3. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2866 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is the most common complication of diabetes mellitus (DM). Approximately 50% of diabetic patients are estimated to develop DPN, depending on disease duration and diabetic control. Early diagnosis of DPN will avoid complications, including non-traumatic lower limb amputation, which is considered the most debilitating complication, as well as significant psychological, social, and economical problems. There is a paucity of literature on DPN from rural Uganda. This study aimed to deliver the prevalence and grade of DPN among DM patients in rural Uganda.
Methods: A cross-sectional study that recruited 319 known DM patients was conducted in an outpatient clinic and a diabetic clinic at Kampala International University-Teaching Hospital (KIU-TH), Bushenyi, Uganda, between December 2019 and March 2020. Questionnaires were used to obtain clinical and sociodemographic data, a neurological examination was carried out to assess the DPN, and a blood sample was collected from each participant (for random/fasting blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin analyses). Data were analyzed using Stata version 15.0.
Results: The sample size was 319 participants. The mean age of study participants was 59.4 ± 14.6 years and there were 197 (61.8%) females. The prevalence of DPN was 65.8% (210/319) (95% CI 60.4% to 70.9%), and 44.8% of participants had mild DPN, 42.4% had moderate DPN, and 12.8% had severe DPN. Conclusion: The prevalence of DPN at KIU-TH was higher among DM patients and its stage might have a negative impact on the progression of Diabetes Mellitus. Therefore, clinicians should consider neurological examination as a routine during assessment of all DM patients especially in rural areas where resources and facilities are often limited so that complications related to Diabetic mellitus will be prevented | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcare | en_US |
dc.subject | Diabetic peripheral neuropathy | en_US |
dc.subject | Prevalence and grade | en_US |
dc.subject | Kampala | en_US |
dc.subject | Uganda | en_US |
dc.subject | Diabetes mellitus | en_US |
dc.title | Prevalence and grade of diabetic peripheral neuropathy among known diabetic patients in rural Uganda | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |