HPS-012 - Reasons for hospitalization among patients with type 2 Diabetes mellitus in a primary care hospital in Ghana

• At: Copenhagen (Denmark) (2025)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: HPS-012
• By: BOATENG, Elizabeth (1.Pharmacy Department, Korle Bu Polyclinic/Family Medicine Department, Ghana)
• Co-author(s): Dr Elizabeth Boateng (1.Pharmacy Department, Korle Bu Polyclinic/Family Medicine Department, Accra, Ghana)
  Pharm Helena Owusu (1.Pharmacy Department, Korle Bu Polyclinic/Family Medicine Department, Accra, Ghana)
  Pharm Nathan Coompson (2.Pharmacy Department, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana)
  Pharm Mark Amankwah Harrison (2.Pharmacy Department, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana / 3.Department of Pharmacy Practice, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana)
  Pharm Oksana Corquaye (1.Pharmacy Department, Korle Bu Polyclinic/Family Medicine Department, Accra, Ghana)
  Prof Mercy Naa Aduele Opare-Addo (3.Department of Pharmacy Practice, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana)
  Dr Charles Ofei-Palm (2.Pharmacy Department, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana)
  
• Abstract:

  Abstract
  Background
  Diabetes mellitus is one of the fastest growing public health problems worldwide. People with type 2 diabetes have higher rates of diabetes-related hospital admission than the general population and they require longer periods of hospitalization. Understanding the reasons for admissions among patients with diabetes can provide..

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