ArticleAfrican journal of primary health care & family medicine2014
Risk factors for visual impairment and blindness amongst black adult diabetics receiving treatment at Government healthcare facilities in Mopani District, Limpopo province, South Africa.
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- Prevalence of eye pathology in a group of diabetic patients at National District Hospital Outpatient Department in Bloemfontein, South Africa.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2017Article
- Visual Impairment Among Adult Diabetic Patients and Associated Factors at Debre Brihan Referral Hospital, Central Ethiopia, 2017.Middle East African journal of ophthalmologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDiabetes mellitus (DM) is a common systemic disease amongst Black South Africans. It may lead to diabetic retinopathy (DR), a common cause of visual impairment (VI) and blindness. DR may signifiantly increase the prevalence of VI and blindness.
aimTo assess risk factors for VI and blindness amongst a black diabetic South African population aged ≥ 40 years.
settingThe study was conducted in seven Government healthcare facilities (two hospitals, four clinics and one health centre) in Mopani District, Limpopo province, South Africa.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional health facility-based quantitative study. Structured interviews were used to obtain information, which included sociodemographic profie, knowledge about DM and its ocular complications, presence of hypertension and accessibility to health facilities. Subsequently participants were examined for VI and blindness using an autorefractor, pinhole disc, ophthalmoscope and logMAR visual acuity chart. Anthropometric measurements (height, weight and waist) were also taken. Associations between 31 risk factors and VI as well as blindness were statistically examined.
resultsParticipants (N = 225) included 161 women and 64 men aged 40-90 years (mean 61.5 ± 10.49 years); 41.3% of them had VI and 3.6% were blind. Cataracts (76.8%) and DR (7.1%) were the common causes of compensated VI and blindness. Risk factors that were associated with VI and blindness were age, monthly income, compliance with losing weight and physical activity.
conclusionFindings suggest that lifestyle intervention and appropriate eyecare programmes may reduce VI and blindness in this population.
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