Diabetes care and complications in primary care in the Tshwane district of South Africa

• Published in: Primary care diabetes Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 147 - 154
• Main Authors: Webb, Elizabeth M, Rheeder, Paul, Van Zyl, Danie G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01-04-2015
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biomarkers - blood; Blood Glucose - drug effects; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Blood Pressure; Body Mass Index; Cholesterol, LDL - blood; Complications screening; Diabetes; Diabetes Complications - blood; Diabetes Complications - diagnosis; Diabetes Complications - epidemiology; Diabetes Complications - therapy; Diabetes Mellitus - blood; Diabetes Mellitus - diagnosis; Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology; Diabetes Mellitus - therapy; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Female; Glycated Hemoglobin A - metabolism; Guideline Adherence - standards; Humans; Internal Medicine; Male; Metabolic control; Middle Aged; Practice Guidelines as Topic - standards; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - standards; Predictive Value of Tests; Prevalence; Primary care; Primary Health Care - standards; Quality Indicators, Health Care - standards; South Africa - epidemiology; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; Complications screening; Diabetes; Primary care; Metabolic control
• ISSN: 1751-9918; 1878-0210
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2014.05.002

Highlights • We investigated the quality of routine care received by diabetics at primary care. • We quantified the prevalence of diabetic complications. • We report on the sub-optimal care received by diabetics at the primary care level.