Management of diabetes and associated costs in a complex humanitarian setting in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aimed to evaluate an Integrated Diabetic Clinic within a Hospital Outpatient Department (IDC-OPD) in a complex humanitarian setting in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Specific objectives were to: (1) analyse diabetes intermediate clinical and programmatic outcomes (blood pressure (BP)/glycaemic control, visit volume and frequency); (2) explore the association of key insecurity and related programmatic events with these outcomes; and (3) describe incremental IDC-OPD programme costs.

Design

Retrospective cohort analysis of routine programmatic data collected from January 2014 to February 2017; analysis of programme costs for 2014/2015.

Setting

Outpatient diabetes programme in Mweso hospital, supported by Médecins sans Frontières, in North Kivu, De

SUBMITTER: Ansbro EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6887084 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature