Open Access<p>Diabetes Mellitus and Tuberculosis Comorbidity and Associated Factors Among Bale Zone Health Institutions, Southeast Ethiopia</p>
Author(s) -
Habtamu Gezahegn,
Mohammed Ibrahim,
Elias Mulat
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s248054
Subject(s) - diabetes mellitus , comorbidity , tuberculosis , medicine , environmental health , endocrinology , pathology
Globally, tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus co-morbidity is higher than tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus comorbidity. Considering this, the World Health Organization and the International Union against tuberculosis and lung disease recommend bi-directional screening of the two diseases. However, in Ethiopia, bi-directional screening has not been started yet.