Etiologic Types and Complications of Diabetes Mellitus in Newly Diagnosed Patients at Health Institutions in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional and Prospective Observational Study
The study will provide data on etiologic types of diabetes in patients presenting to health facilities in urban centers in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. In addition, data on diabetes complications at the time of diagnosis as well as incident complications over 2 years of follow-up will be compared with data from other studies. The data will be used to inform management strategies for patients diagnosed with diabetes in Zimbabwe.
Authors
- Elopy Sibanda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1676-1990)
- Ayesha A. Motala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0517-1784)
- Desmond Mwembe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5965-5923)
- Fraser James Pirie
- Rudo Gwini
Institutions
- National University of Science and Technology (ZW)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Research Protocols
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/74186
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00