Risk factors of diabetic ketoacidosis among patients with diabetes attending at public hospitals of East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: an unmatched case - control study

The findings declared that lack of regular follow-up, living more than five kilometers from a healthcare facility, reducing insulin doses without adequate medical guidance, lack of community-based health insurance, and the presence of infections significantly increase the likelihood of DKA. Therefore, healthcare providers should intervene on the identified risk factors for DKA to prevent the occurrence of DKA.