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
| dc.contributor.advisor | Abdurezak Ahmed | |
| dc.contributor.author | Abdissa Meherete | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-22T16:00:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-06-22T16:00:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-06-15 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The 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 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/8503 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | |
| dc.subject | Peripheral arterial disease | |
| dc.subject | DM patients | |
| dc.subject | TASH. | |
| dc.title | 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 | |
| dc.type | Thesis |