Anaemia and its associated factors among diabetes mellitus patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Anaemia is common but often overlooked in diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. There is also no official nationwide survey registry that estimated the prevalence of anaemia in DM patients in Ethiopia. Therefore, the main aim of this study is to determine the countrywide pooled prevalence and associated factors of anaemia in DM patients.

Methods

This systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted as per the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. STATA 11 software was used for all statistical analysis. Random effects model was used to estimate the pooled prevalence of anaemia and associated factors at a 95% confidence interval (CI) with its respective odds ratio (OR). Subgroup analysis and egger test were used to de

SUBMITTER: Adane T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8279623 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature