Alemseged Beyene Berha
School of Pharmacy, College of Health Science,
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Research Article
Screening Employees for Undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Evaluation of Risk Scores in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Author(s): Zenebe Negash Wakjira and Alemseged Beyene BerhaZenebe Negash Wakjira and Alemseged Beyene Berha
Background: Screening enables for identification of those individuals who are sufficiently high risk in the lag phase between the onset of latent hyperglycemia and clinical diagnosis which helps for early intervention. The objective of this study was to assess the employees’ risk of developing undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus and to determine their risk score in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital (TASH).
Methods: A cross-sectional, quantitative method was conducted by using self-administered CANRISK score tool questionnaire. The stratified random sampling technique was used, and data collection took place from April 01 to June 01, 2015 for two months. The data were cleared, entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Binary Logistic regression was performed with statistical significance determined at P<0.05.
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