Magnitude and factors associated with anemia among diabetic patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Ethiopia, diabetes is estimated to affect about half a million people. About 35% of individuals with diabetes are complicated by microvascular diseases like retinopathy, nephropathy, cardiovascular, and anemia. Even though there are some studies conducted on prevalence and associated factors of anemia in diabetic patients, their findings were variable. Therefore, this meta-analysis is aimed to determine the pooled prevalence and factors associated with anemia among diabetic patients.

Methods

PubMed, CINAHL, POPLINE, ScienceDirect, African Journals Online, and Google Scholar were systematically searched to identify related studies. The heterogeneity of studies was assessed using Cochran's Q test and I ² tests. A random-effects model was

SUBMITTER: Atlaw D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8274127 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature