Publication: Prevalence of Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Far-western Province of Nepal
| creativeworkseries.issn | 1999-6217 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bhatta, Subash | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pant, Nayana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pant, Suresh Raj | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-05T06:26:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-08-05T06:26:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description | Subash Bhatta Geta Eye Hospital, Kailali, Nepal Nayana Pant Geta Eye Hospital, Kailali, Nepal Suresh Raj Pant Geta Eye Hospital, Kailali, Nepal | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract Background: Although diabetes is emerging as growing public health problem, there is limited population based data about the prevalence of the disease in Nepal. Methods: This cross-sectional population-based survey, conducted in the Far-western province of Nepal from April 2020 to April 2021, used standardized RAAB + DR methodology. Diabetes was diagnosed on the basis of treatment history and random blood sugar test results of greater than 200 mg/dl. Diabetic retinopathy screening was done by ophthalmologists. All relevant data were imported into the RAAB software package (RAAB V.6) for analysis. Results: Among 4615 study population, 2.8 % (n=129) had diabetes, and 35.7% (n=46) of the diabetics were newly identified cases. Of the known diabetics, 61.4% (n=51) never had an eye examination, and only 27.7% (n=23) of cases had their eye checked for DR in the last year. Fundus examination showed 13.2 % (n=17) of the diabetic patients to have some form of diabetic retinopathy and 6.2% (n=8) had diabetic maculopathy. Only 0.8% (n=1) of the cases were categorized as sight-threatening DR but a greater number of diabetes patients had severe visual impairment or blindness (3.9%) as compared to non-diabetic patients (1.8%). Conclusions: Prevalence of diabetes and DR were relatively lower in Far-western Nepal. However poor coverage of screening examinations have left many of these cases undetected in the communities. Effective community-based diabetes and DR screening and referral programs can help to detect and treat diabetes and DR early on to prevent vision loss and other diabetic complications. Keywords: Diabetes; diabetic retinopathy; maculopathy; rural Nepal, vision Impairment | |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v20i4.4225 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/1255 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Nepal Health Research Council | |
| dc.title | Prevalence of Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Far-western Province of Nepal | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 880 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 875 | |
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