Population-based cross-sectional prevalence survey of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in Sohag-Egypt, 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM), prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and sight-threatening conditions among persons with DM aged 50 years and older in Sohag governorate in Upper Egypt.

Design

Population-based, cross-sectional survey using the standardised Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness with the addition of the Diabetic Retinopathy module methodology.

Settings

Sohag governorate in Egypt where 68 clusters were selected using probability proportional to population size. Households were selected using the compact segment technique.

Participants

4078 people aged 50 years and older in 68 clusters were enrolled, of which 4033 participants had their random blood sugar checked and 843 examined for features of DR.

Primary

SUBMITTER: AlSawahli H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8212402 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature