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Original Contribution

Knowledge of complications of Type 2 diabetes mellitus among patients visiting the Diabetes Centers in the Western Region of KSA
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Fahad Almatrafi, Khalid Alshehri, Daifallah Almalki, Thamer Aldajani, Abdullah Alwthainani, Khalid Almatrafi, Faris Almatrafi, Renad Alqurashi, Ghala Almatrafi ,Lama Alkhaldi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95240

Evaluation of outcome of distal humerus fracture fixation by two-locked plates
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Abdul Fatah Abbas Mansoor Haidarah
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95241

Familial Mediterranean fever may actually be a persistent inflammatory process on vascular endothelium all over the body
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Mehmet Rami Helvaci, Engin Altintas, Atilla Yalcin, Orhan Ekrem Muftuoglu,
Abdulrazak Abyad,Lesley Pocock
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95242

Assessment of Epidemic and Pandemic Events Preparedness in Ministry of Health Hospitals, Jazan, Saudi Arabia, 2021: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Ahmad Mosa Faqeeh, Abdullah Ibrahim Sabai. Mohammed Ahmed Jahlan, Ahmed Nasser Khayrat, Hussein Ali Azyabi, Abdullah Ibrahim Asiri, Mohammed Ali Azybi, Madi Mustafa Habkor
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95244

Strategies For Enhancing the Quality of Pediatric Emergency Care: Addressing Overcrowding and Patients' Length of Stay
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Amal Abdullah Alharbi, Maha Sanat Alreshidi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95246

Population and Community Studies

Egg Allergy in Jeddah City - Saudi Arabia
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[Abstract]
Moufag Mohammed Saeed Tayeb
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95247

Prevalence of childhood obesity, its associated risk factors and parental misperception of their child's actual weight among Saudi children in Yanbu city, Saudi Arabia 2021: A cross-sectional study
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[Abstract]
Worood Abdulaziz Alodainy
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95248

Ocular Complications in diabetic children in Aseer region
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Ali Mohammed Al-Amri, Ibarhim Marie Shahrani, Ahmad Saad Al Zomia, Ahmed Falh Alayash, Muath Hussain Alhudaithi, Alhassan Alhussein Almonawar, Abdulaziz Mohammed Asiri, Meshari Hassan Asiri, Saeed Ali Alqarni
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95249

COVID-19 in the Region

Anxiety and coping strategies among COVID-19 patients in Medina, Saudi Arabia
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Shumukh Mohammed Alhejaili, Osama Madani Kiram, Duoaa Seddiq Abdoh, Sami Abdo Radman Al-Dubai
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95250

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Unusual presentation of tinea corporis skin lesion - A Case Report
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Hanan K. Taha Alshammari, Neelufur Sulaiman Sait
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.952502

Original Clinical Research

Contact Lens Use Patterns and Safety Determinants among Adolescents in Western Saudi Arabia
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[Abstract]
Ahmed Basheikh
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.952503

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February 2022 - Volume 20, Issue 2

Ocular Complications in diabetic children in Aseer region


Ali Mohammed Al-Amri (1) Ibarhim Marie Shahrani (2)Ahmad Saad Al Zomia (2)Ahmed Falh Alayash (2)Muath Hussain Alhudaithi (2)Alhassan Alhussein Almonawar (2)Abdulaziz Mohammed Asiri (2)Meshari Hassan Asiri (2)Saeed Ali Alqarni (2)

(1) Diabetologist and family medicine consultant, SBFM, AcBFM, SBCD.
(2) Medical student at King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia

Corresponding author:
Ibarhim Marie Shahrani
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Email: shehatafarag@yahoo.com

Received: December 2021; Accepted: January 2022; Published: February 1, 2022. Citation: Ali Mohammed Al-Amri et al. Ocular Complications in diabetic children in Aseer region. World Family Medicine. 2022; 20(2): 84-92 DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95249

Abstract



Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM), a multi-systemic disease marked by hyperglycaemia, is becoming more common around the world. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a well-known cause of many ophthalmic problems, including diabetic retinopathy (DR), macular oedema, cataract, refractive change, and micro-vascular paralytic strabismus. A significant public health effort has been made to create ocular screening regimens for diabetic patients, beginning at a young age.

Aim: to assess the knowledge of diabetic children regarding the risk of ocular complications and prevalence of ocular complications among diabetic children.

Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was used targeting all accessible diabetic children aged less than 18 years or their care givers in Aseer region. Data were collected from participants using an online pre-structured questionnaire. The questionnaire covered the following data: participants’ socio-demographic data, diabetes related clinical data. The third part covered participants’ knowledge using multiple responses and mutually exclusive questions. The questionnaire was uploaded online using social media platforms by the researchers during the period from 17 November 2021 to 2 June 2022. All accessible and eligible population in the study setting were invited to fill in the attached tool.

Results: A total of 499 children fulfilling the inclusion criteria completed the study questionnaire. Exactly 275 (55.1%) were males and 224 (44.9%) were females. None of the sampled children had other co-morbidities. Exactly 188 (37.7%) children had been diagnosed with DM for 6-10 years, 179 (35.9%) diagnosed for 11-15 years while 43 (8.65%) were diagnosed for less than 5 years. About 88% of the study participants agreed that diabetes may cause eye-related complications, and 87.6% agreed that early detection of eye diseases associated with diabetes may reduce their complications. A total of 85.2% think that the annual visit to the ophthalmologist for diabetics is important. Good control of HbA1c as the best method to prevent diabetic eye complications was known by 67.3% of the study participants.

Conclusions: In conclusion, the study revealed that diabetic eye complications among children were not frequent with poor diabetic control. Participants’ knowledge regarding diabetes eye related complications was on average especially for the significance of ophthalmologist visits and early detection of the disorders.

Keywords: Diabetes, eye complications, children, care givers, knowledge, awareness, Saudi Arabia







 


 
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