The Effectiveness of Diabetes Management Methods in Africa: A Systematic Review

A chronic illness that has spread like an epidemic around the world is diabetes mellitus.It has also grown to be a significant public health issue in Africa, a continent beset by underdeveloped healthcare systems that are unable to manage the combined consequences of infectious and chronic diseases.This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of public health programs targeted towards controlling and reducing the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Africa.A systematic review approach was used for the study.For pertinent keywords that encapsulate ideas related to "Diabetes," "Intervention," and "Africa," searches were conducted across four scientific databases: PubMed, Cochrane, CINAHL, and Web of Science between January 2023 and October 2023.COVIDENCE was used to combine resources from several databases, and then deduplication and screening were carried out.Following a full text screening procedure, 13 papers were selected from the remaining 92 articles.An extra search of references produced two (2) more articles.A total of