ea0038p248 | Obesity, diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | SFEBES2015
Muhammad Fakhraddeen
, Pedro Lateefah
, Suleiman Hassan
, Adenike Enikuomehin
, Mukhtar Rahila
, Muhammad Fauziyyah
, Uloko Andrew
Background: In Nigeria, the economic burden of diabetes foot ulcer is enormous for several reasons and there are very few studies that look at the economic cost of diabetes foot care. This study estimated the cost of illness among patients with diabetes foot ulcer in secondary and tertiary health facilities in Kano.Methods: The study was a cross-sectional evaluation involving ninety patients with diabetes having various degrees of foot ulcerations. A str...