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028			_bPhone: +255 28 298 3384
028			_b Fax: +255 28 298 3386
028			_b Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz
028			_bWebsite: www.bugando.ac.tz
035			_aCUHAS/MD/4002478/T/18
040			_cDDC
041			_aEnglish
041			_aKiswahili
100			_a Theodosia M. Manisha _dCUHAS/MD/4002478/T/18
245			_aPrevalence of Delayed Diabetes Diagnosis and Associated Factors among Recently Diagnosed Adult Diabetic Patients at Bugando Medical Centre
260			_aMwanza, Tanzania: _b Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : _c ©2023
300			_a49 Pages
300			_aIncludes References and Appendicies
520			_aAbstract: Background: One of the greatest challenges in dealing with type 2 diabetes mellitus is delayed diabetes diagnosis which deprives the chance for both the patient and the health care worker to prevent diabetic complications which are the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients. Type 2 diabetes is often diagnosed late due to less severe symptoms compared to Type 1 diabetes. However typical symptoms are rarely inquired by physicians and are rarely reported by patients therefore type 2 diabetes is often diagnosed late when chronic complications have already developed. Hence the aim of this study is to highlight the magnitude of delayed diagnosis and its associated factors in Mwanza which will inform on strategies to implement in order to reduce delayed diagnosis of diabetes among adults. Methodology: A cross-section hospital-based study was conducted in outpatient adult patients who were attending Diabetic clinics in Mwanza from January 2023 to May 2023. Random sampling was used to recruit participants. Participants were interviewed by using semi-structured questionnaires. Results: A total of 123 were enrolled in a study. Of them, 93(75.6%) had delayed diabetes diagnosis. Factors associated with this delay included primary level of education (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] =5.2, 95% CI= 0.392-70.066 ), Not attending diabetes screening before diagnosis(AOR =, 95% CI = 0.392-70.066), No family history of diabetes (AOR = 0.0291.52, 95% CI = 0.001-0.672), and use of alternative methods of treatment for symptoms(AOR = 6.61, CI = (1.257-34.761)
600			_xInternal Medicine
600			_xCommunity Medicine
700			_a Samuel Elias Kalluvya
700			_aNamanya Basinda
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