Department of Preventive Medicines, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Sok Kong is a doctor at Medical Doctor (Government official) at the Ministry of Health, Cambodia. He is also research associate at Department of Preventive Medicines, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Research Article
Bidirectional Screening of Diabetes Mellitus and Tuberculosis in Cambodia
Author(s): Soy Ty Kheang*, Huot Theang, Khun Kim Eam, Mao Tan Eang, Sok Kong, Chhun Loun, Aida Olkkonen, Hala Jassim AlMossawi and Neeraj Kak
Background: Cambodia has a high burden of Tuberculosis (TB) with an incidence rate of 326 per 100,000 population in 2018 and rapidly increasing rates of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) with prevalence rate 9.6% in 2016. The introduction of the first national guidelines for the management of TB/DM co-morbidity in 2014 has resulted in the introduction of coordinated service delivery.
Objective: This study aimed to assess the performance and the results of bidirectional TB/DM screening, diagnosis of co-morbidity, and enrollment in treatment in 7 health operational districts in 5 provinces in Cambodia.
Methods: The retrospective study reviewed patient records of 6,463 DM patients and 8,403 TB patients who received treatment between July 2016 and February 2019 in 7 referral hospitals and 113 health centers.
Results:.. View more»