Epidemiology and rare clinical forms Diabetes mellitus in Africa

• Elenga-Bongo Sh.L.
• Abusuev S.A.
• Larisa A. Bugova
• Monabeka H.G.

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) has long been considered a disease of developed countries. It's a disturbing progres­sion in the African continent over the past 30 years is a threat to health systems, along with infectious diseases (malaria, tuberculosis, HIV infection). Data on the prevalence of SD is small, or outdated in most countries. The authors investigated the trends of epidemiological data on DM in Congo for 30 years and a comparative analysis with other African countries.

Material and methods. Conducted a systematic review and comparative analysis of published works and archived data of medical institutions for diabetes in African continent over the past 30 years .

Results. We found 14 published papers on diabetes in the Congo. Only 2 works are related to prevalence of diabetes , one of them the who surveys (STEPS) to Brazzaville (2004) identified diabetes (7%). In the rest of the given data on the incidence of diabetes, on the characteristics and complications of patients in different periods (from 1984 to 2015).

Conclusion. DM over the past 30 years in Congo, as in other African countries is in constant progression. Progressive and rare forms of diabetes that represents a real burden for health care Africa.

Keywords:diabetes mellitus, epidemiology, Congo, Africa