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Item Prevalence of Peripheral Arterial Disease and Associated Risk Factors among Older Diabetic Patients on Follow up at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study(Addis Ababa University, 2024-06-15) Abdissa Meherete; Abdurezak AhmedThe burden of non-communicable disease is increasing in low- and middle-income countries. The global prevalence of diabetes has nearly quadrupled, which equates to an annual increase in diabetes prevalence. Peripheral vascular disease is a major macro-vascular complication of diabetes mellitus (DM). A significant number of older Patients with diabetes tend to have no symptoms from PAD putting them at higher risk for diabetic foot ulcer, lower limb amputation. Despite having a targeted screening protocol in the world, Ethiopian diabetic patients are not being assessed unless they develop a complication