Awareness about diabetic retinopathy and retinal screening among female diabetic patients attending the diabetic clinic in a day hospital in Cape Town, South Africa

Mkhombe, Nomfundo Fortunate

dc.contributor.advisor	Monareng, L. V.
dc.contributor.author	Mkhombe, Nomfundo Fortunate
dc.date.accessioned	2016-06-24T13:18:05Z
dc.date.available	2016-06-24T13:18:05Z
dc.date.issued	2015-11
dc.identifier.citation	Mkhombe, Nomfundo Fortunate (2015) Awareness about diabetic retinopathy and retinal screening among female diabetic patients attending the diabetic clinic in a day hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20694>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20694
dc.description.abstract	A non-experimental quantitative, descriptive and contextual study which sought to examine the level of awareness about Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), and how aware female diabetic patients were about retinal screening as a preventative measure to eye complications and blindness was conducted. The objective of the study was to explore and describe the variables related to the awareness level of female diabetic patients about Diabetic Retinopathy and diabetic retinal screening. A convenient sample of 149 respondents was obtained. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Data was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), 13.0 computer software program. Results evidenced a good level of awareness about DR. Recommendations based on the findings were made for consideration in clinical practice, education and research.	en
dc.format.extent	1 electronic resources (135 leaves) : illustrations	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Awareness	en
dc.subject	Diabetes mellitus	en
dc.subject	Diabetic retinopathy	en
dc.subject	Female patients	en
dc.subject	Retinal screening	en
dc.subject.ddc	617.73509687355
dc.subject.lcsh	Diabetic retinopathy -- South Africa -- Cape Town	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Retinal Degeneration -- South Africa -- Cape Town	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Women Patients -- South Africa -- Cape Town -- Attitudes	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Retinal (Visual pigment)	en
dc.title	Awareness about diabetic retinopathy and retinal screening among female diabetic patients attending the diabetic clinic in a day hospital in Cape Town, South Africa	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Health Studies	en
dc.description.degree	M.P.H.	en