Diabetes mellitus in sub-saharan Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review.
Wenceslaus SseguyaBahendeka K SilverSara MacLennanNimesh ModyAravinda Meera GuntupalliPublished in: PloS one (2024)
The COVID-19 pandemic was characterised by a high incidence of DM in persons infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and high COVID-19-associated mortality, severity, and hospitalisation among people persons with DM. The pandemic also created difficulties in DM self-management and worsened the quality of DM care services. Policymakers should devise preventive and management strategies for DM during emerging and re-emerging infectious disease epidemics and outbreaks, given that such occurrences are increasingly frequent in the region.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- infectious diseases
- coronavirus disease
- glycemic control
- healthcare
- risk factors
- primary care
- palliative care
- cardiovascular events
- mental health
- type diabetes
- quality improvement
- pain management
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- affordable care act
- adipose tissue
- chronic pain
- coronary artery disease