Awareness of diabetic retinopathy among diabetics in the Cape Town Metropole
Master Thesis
2014
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Objective: To investigate the awareness of diabetic retinopathy (DR) among diabetics in the Cape Town Metropole by assessing: - Whether diabetics know that diabetes can affect their eyes. - Whether the awareness of DR differs according to subtype of diabetes, place of treatment (private versus public sector), level of education and socio-economic status. - Knowledge of systemic risk factors for developing DR. - Knowledge of treatment of DR. A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted as part of the Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) survey undertaken in 2010
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Joubert, F. 2014. Awareness of diabetic retinopathy among diabetics in the Cape Town Metropole. University of Cape Town.