Prevalence of diabetic foot ulcer and knowledge about foot care among diabetic patients attending Bugando Medical Centre and Sekou Toure Regional Referral Hospital Outpatient clinic, Mwanza, Tanzania (Record no. 21942)
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| control field | CUHAS/MD/4001791/T/16 |
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| control field | CUHAS/MD/4001791/T/16 |
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| 028 ## - PUBLISHER OR DISTRIBUTOR NUMBER | |
| Source | Wurzburg Road 35, BMC Premises, Post Code: 33102: |
| Source | P. O. Box 1464, Mwanza – Tanzania: |
| Source | Phone: +255 28 298 3384: |
| Source | Fax: +255 28 298 3386: |
| Source | Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz: |
| Source | www.bugando.ac.tz |
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| System control number | CUHAS/MD/4001791/T/16 |
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| Language of cataloging | English |
| Transcribing agency | DDC |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | Kiswahili |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Derick Rwiza Rwegarulira |
| 9 (RLIN) | 22182 |
| Dates associated with a name | CUHAS/MD/4001791/T/16 |
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| Title | Prevalence of diabetic foot ulcer and knowledge about foot care among diabetic patients attending Bugando Medical Centre and Sekou Toure Regional Referral Hospital Outpatient clinic, Mwanza, Tanzania |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Mwanza, Tanzania: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | ©2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xi; 31 Pages |
| Extent | Includes References |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Abstract: <br/><br/>Background: Diabetes mellitus is an endocrine disorder which is characterized by persistent hyperglycemia following absolute deficiency of insulin hormone (type 1 diabetes mellitus) or insulin resistance with relative insulin deficiency (type 2 diabetes mellitus). Globally prevalence of diabetes among adults over 18 years of age has risen from 4.7% in 1980 to 8.5% in 2014. Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is one of the major complications of diabetes. The aim of the study is to determine prevalence of DFU and knowledge about foot care among diabetic patients attending clinic. <br/><br/>Methodology: The cross section study was conducted at tertiary hospital clinics of Sekou – Toure regional hospital at Bugando medical centre (BMC) in Mwanza, Tanzania. Patients with diabetes were randomly selected, examination of their lower extremities were performed and classification were done using Wagner classification of diabetic foot ulcer. <br/><br/>Results: A total of 200 patients with diabetes were examined, female were 118 (59%) and males were 82 (41%). 25 (12.5%) had have diabetes foot ulcer among them females were 10 (5%) and males were 15 (7.5%). 4.5% had the current ulcers while 8% had the healed ulcers. 28 (14%) were at high risk of developing diabetic foot ulcer. Of all patients interviewed for foot care knowledge 87.5% had good knowledge 5% had little knowledge and 7.5% had no knowledge at all. <br/><br/>Conclusion: Diabetic foot ulcer among patient with diabetes is not uncommon complications, the prevalence among patients in our setting is also high. Although majority of interviewed patient showed a good knowledge on foot care, a lot has to be done in order to reduce the occurance of this preventable complication. <br/> |
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| General subdivision | Internal Medicine |
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| 9 (RLIN) | 20635 |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | ddc |
| Koha item type | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | 08/17/2021 | UD1900 | 08/17/2021 | 08/17/2021 | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |