Prevalence of Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Far-western Province of Nepal
| dc.contributor.author | Bhatta, Subash | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pant, Nayana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pant, Suresh Raj | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-24T05:22:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-03-24T05:22:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description | Original Article | en_US |
| 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 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | BhattaS., PantN., & PantS. R. (2023). Prevalence of Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Far-western Province of Nepal. Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 20(4), 875-880. https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v20i4.4225 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | Print ISSN: 1727-5482; Online ISSN: 1999-6217 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/43 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Government of Nepal; Nepal Health Research Council; Ramshah Path, Kathmandu, Nepal | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Oct-Dec, 2022;4425 | |
| dc.subject | Diabetes | en_US |
| dc.subject | Diabetic retinopathy | en_US |
| dc.subject | Maculopathy | en_US |
| dc.subject | Rural Nepal | en_US |
| dc.subject | Vision Impairment | en_US |
| dc.title | Prevalence of Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Far-western Province of Nepal | en_US |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |