Prevalence and associated factors of foot ulcer among diabetic patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Tadesse Tolossa (Author), Belayneh Mengist (Author), Diriba Mulisa (Author), Getahun Fetensa (Author), Ebisa Turi (Author), Amanuel Abajobir (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Diabetes and its complications including foot ulcer constitute a global public health challenge attributing to a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Foot ulcer is one of the long-term complication of diabetes mellitus which lead to infection and amputation of lower extr...