Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Currently, diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is one of the most severe complications of diabetes mellitus (DM). Despite the seriousness of this problem, limited evidence is available on the prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy among patients with diabetes mellitus in Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, there were no updated studies that estimate the national prevalence of DPN. Hence, this systematic review and meta-analysis provided a national prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy among patients with diabetes mellitus in Ethiopia.

Methods

This study was submitted for registration with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) in March 2020 and accepted with the registration number CRD42020173831. Different database searching engi

SUBMITTER: Tadesse DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7880716 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature