Open AccessDiabetes-care practices and related awareness amongst type-2 diabetes patients attending diabetes OPD at a tertiary care hospital in southwestern Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Ali Al Bshabshe,
Mahyudin Ahmad,
Ohood A Ayed Assiri,
Abeer A Assery,
Ghaida A Aljadhaa,
Sameera A Al Aslai,
Zainab Sultan Alamri,
M. Fahim Khan,
Lobna S Asiri
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1120_19
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , tertiary care , outpatient clinic , family medicine , type 2 diabetes , disease , population , cross sectional study , health care , tertiary level , pediatrics , environmental health , pathology , economic growth , economics , endocrinology , mathematics education , mathematics
Diabetes is the most prevalent disease in Saudi Arabia having vast health and economic implications. Hence, it is important that all measures must be undertaken to prevent and control the disease.