Background: Delivery of diabetes services in resource-poor areas of Africa is difficult.
Control is often poor and complications are common. However, adequate robust surveys are …

AIM: The Diabcare Africa project was carried out across six sub-Saharan African countries to
collect standardised and comparable information for the evaluation of diabetes control …

Objectives. To describe the diabetic population under care of the public health sector in a
district in rural KwaZulu-Natal, to assess the nature of their care, their glycaemic control and …

In Africa, a rise in complications of diabetes mellitus has gone in hand with the growing
disease prevalence, clearly demonstrating the importance of assessing complications …

This study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of diabetes complications and level
of glycaemic and blood pressure control in Black African patients at the primary care level in …

Aims: The aim of this study was to describe the proportion, pro¬ file and clinical pattern of
acute and chronic complications associated with diabetes and its potential risk factors. Study …

Aims To describe the diabetic population receiving primary care from the Tshwane district
public health services and to assess the quality of care of members of this population, their …

Diabetes mellitus, and its complications and comorbidities form a major component of
emerging non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in developing countries where they coexist …

Abstract Background Currently, Sub Saharan Africa is faced with a substantial burden from
diabetes mellitus. In most of the African countries, screening for diabetes related …

Well-conducted epidemiological data regarding chronic diabetic complications in Africa are
limited. Most reports have small samples derived from tertiary referral clinics, underlining the …