Table 4 Diabetes and diabetic retinopathy management for children/young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
From: Adherence to diabetic retinopathy screening among children and young adults in Bangladesh
DM and diabetic retinopathy management during the COVID-19 Pandemic | Attended last DRS appointment (n = 343) | Did not attend last DRS appointment (n = 47) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Accessed DM/DR treatment services during the COVID-19 pandemic, Y, n (%) | 153(44.6%) | 10(21.3%) | 0.002* |
What treatment services did you access during the COVID-19 pandemic, n (%) - Telemedicine service - BADAS Centres - BIRDEM Women and Children Hospital - Visited nearby Medicine shop/Pharmacy, - Government hospitals (UHC/Sadar Hospital) - MBBS doctor - Private Hospital - Eye Hospital - NGO hospital (non-profit) - Guidance of BIRDEM - Courier from PDRC - Others | 35(10.2%) 14(4.1%) 25(7.3%) 85(24.8%) 4(1.0%) 7(2.0%) 16(4.7%) 3(0.9%) 0(0.0%) 19(5.5%) 0(0.0%) 1(0.3%) | 3(6.4%) 0(0.0%) 2(4.3%) 4(8.5%) 0(0.0%) 0(0.0%) 1(2.1%) 0(0.0%) 0(0.0%) 1(2.1%) 0(0.0%) 1(2.1%) | 0.337 |
Difficulties with DM treatment during COVID-19 pandemic, Y, n (%) | 230(67.1%) | 19(40.4%) | < 0.001* |
What type of difficulties did you face when managing your DM during COVID-19 pandemic, n (%) (multiple response) - Missing follow up visit - No access to insulin - Struggled to monitor blood sugar levels consistently - Poor diet control - Poor exercise control - Missed taking regular oral medication - Couldn’t travel for treatment - Routine services from BIRDEM were not available - Others | 180(52.5%) 88(25.7%) 12(3.5%) 34(9.9%) 69(20.1%) 3(0.9%) 168(49.0%) 0(0.0%) 1(0.3%) | 13(27.7%) 13(27.7%) 3(6.4%) 1(2.1%) 1(2.1%) 0(0.0%) 14(29.8%) 0(0.0%) 0(0.0%) | 0.769 0.335 0.080 0.003* 0.520 0.013* -- 0.711 0.075 |