Utilisation of healthcare services for respiratory tract infections in patients with and without diabetes in Qatar: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

People with diabetes mellitus have a high risk of acquiring respiratory tract infections (RTIs), yet little is known about their utilisation of healthcare services compared with people without diabetes. This study aimed to compare the utilisation of healthcare services for RTIs between individuals with and without diabetes attending primary healthcare centres (PHCCs) in Qatar.

Design

A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted using an electronic database of all individuals who had a diagnosis of RTI.

Setting

PHCCs in Qatar from July 2015 to December 2017.

Participants

Participants in the study were all adult individuals (aged ≥18 years) who visited the primary healthcare facilities and were diagnosed with an RTI during the study period.

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SUBMITTER: Islam N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7745512 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature