Open AccessPrimary healthcare-based diabetes registry in Puducherry: Design and methods
Author(s) -
Subitha Lakshminarayanan,
Sitanshu Sekhar Kar,
Rajeev Gupta,
Denis Xavier,
Shivanna Reddy
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_296_16
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , diabetes mellitus , health care , disease management , population , medline , disease , medical emergency , environmental health , endocrinology , parkinson's disease , economics , economic growth , political science , law
Diabetes registries monitor the population prevalence and incidence of diabetes, monitor diabetes control program, provide information of quality of care to health service providers, and provide a sampling frame for interventional studies. This study documents the process of establishing a prospective diabetes registry in a primary health-care setting in Puducherry.