Pattern, knowledge and practices of HbA1C testing among diabetic patients in a Kenyan tertiary referral hospital

Globalization and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Matheka, Duncan M ^a,b   Kilonzo, Jeremiah M ^a   Munguti, Cecilia M ^a   Mwangi, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Availability; Diabetes mellitus (DM); Glycemic monitoring; HbA1C; Kenya; Knowledge awareness and practices (KAP); NCDs; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

DIABETES; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEMOGLOBIN; HOSPITAL SECTOR; KNOWLEDGE; POLICY MAKING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTERVIEW; KENYA; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BLOOD; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

KENYA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AWARENESS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888063939     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17448603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-9-55     Document Type: Article

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