Abstract:Background: Early diagnosis is the mainstay for reducing complications associated with diabetes. Though blood sugar testing was made freely available, there is gap in utilization of the same. Hence, the current study was conducted to assess the detection gap in diabetes compared to regional estimates. Also, to assess the extent of screening and factors associated with not getting screened.Methods: A community based cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in the selected rural areas of Puducherry. House … Show more
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