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Cost Of Diabetes Care In Out-Patient Clinics Of Karachi, Pakistan, Liaquat A. Khowaja, Ali K. Khuwaja, Peter Cosgrove
Cost Of Diabetes Care In Out-Patient Clinics Of Karachi, Pakistan, Liaquat A. Khowaja, Ali K. Khuwaja, Peter Cosgrove
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Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a growing epidemic and the cost of treating diabetes is largely increasing. The objective of this study was to estimate the cost-of-illness of DM among attendees of out-patient clinics in Karachi, Pakistan. This is the first study conducted from a societal perspective to estimate the cost of managing diabetes in Pakistan.Methods: A prevalence-based 'Cost-of-Illness' study for diabetes care was conducted in six different out-patient clinics of Karachi, Pakistan from July to September 2006. A pre-tested questionnaire was administered to collect the data from 345 randomly selected persons with diabetes.Results: The annual mean direct cost for …