A survey of diabetic patients of all inpatient services in Yekatit 12 Hospital, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, was made for 6 mo in 1984. There were 121 hospitalizations of 116 diabetics in …

A retrospective analysis of all diabetic admissions to the adult medical wards of Tikur
Anbessa Hospital (TAH) over a period of eight years from 1987 to 1994 was done. There …

During the 5-year period 1978-82, 120 diabetic patients were admitted to a rural hospital in
Tanzania. They were admitted a total of 172 times, which was 1.0% of all admissions …

Treatments for diabetes in Ethiopia are at present only available in hospitals so many
patients must travel great distances to obtain insulin, tablets, and diabetes education. We …

Delivery of healthcare Our project, supported by the Tropical Health and Education Trust
(THET), is based principally in the northern Ethiopian town of Gondar. There is a 3-tier …

Records of 849 consecutive diabetic Ethiopians revealed that 171 had type I diabetes, 462
type II nonobese, 210 type II obese, and 4 drug-induced. Undernutrition (BMI< 18 kg/m2) …

Diabetes is an increasing health problem in African countries. This study was undertaken to
ascertain differences in the demography of diabetes in rural and urban populations, and to …

Diabetes mellitus is a significant health problem in south Auckland. A retrospective case
note review of all diabetic admissions to Middlemore Hospital in 1983 was performed to …

To determine the pattern of hospitalization of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), the
computer stored data on admission with DM as the primary or secondary diagnosis to King …

Results The 154 patients admitted for DKA to the PCH comprised 55% of all the diabetic
patients admitted to the hospital; thus DKA was the principal cause for hospital admission …