Open Access<p>Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy and Its Associated Factors among Diabetic Patients at Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019: Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study</p>
Author(s) -
Melkamu Tilahun,
Teshome Gobena,
Diriba Dereje,
Mengistu Welde,
Getachew Yideg
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.s260694
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic retinopathy , diabetes mellitus , cross sectional study , logistic regression , retinopathy , body mass index , glycemic , fundus (uterus) , pediatrics , ophthalmology , endocrinology , pathology
Diabetic retinopathy is a well-known sight-threatening microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus. Currently, 93 million people live with diabetic retinopathy worldwide. There are insufficient studies addressing the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy and risk factors in Ethiopia.