DIABETES RETINOPATHY PREVALNCE AND ITS ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS IN DISTRICT DIR LOWER

Abstract

In the present study diabetes retinopathy is studied in district Dir Lower. The prevalence and associated risk factors of diabetes retinopathy is investigated. A structure questionnaire is used to collected data from the respondents. Convenience sampling method is used to identify the diabetes patients from hospitals in the study area. Our finding shows that prevalence of diabetes retinopathy is 10.24% in selected subjects. In order to investigate the significant factors affecting diabetes retinopathy, binary logistic regression model is used. The model shows that duration of diabetes, visits to diabetes clinic and smoking are factors influence the incidence of diabetes retinopathy.