Prevalensi diabetes melitus tipe 2 pada masa pandemi COVID-19 di praktik dokter keluarga Kota Manado

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder characterized by high blood sugar levels. As the 6th leading cause of death in developing countries, type 2 DM (T2DM) accounts for 90% of all DM cases. Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) 2018 states prevalence of DM in Manado City was 4.51%. This study aims to determine the epidemiological data of T2DM during the COVID-19 pandemic in family doctor practices in Manado City, with the specific aim of knowing its prevalence and pattern of it. This study was a retrospective descriptive study with a cross-sectional study design. Data were from the medical record data of T2DM patients in family doctor practices in Manado City from June 2021 to May 2022. The results showed that the prevalence of T2DM in family doctor practices was 28.64%. Most patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were female, and most T2DM patients were over 65 years old. Local health services can carry out counselling efforts to prevent DM disease. Keywords: type 2 diebetes mellitus, prevalence, incidence pattern, age, sex &nbsp

Prevalensi penyakit hipertensi pada masa pandemi COVID-19 di praktik dokter keluarga

Hypertension is one of the leading causes of premature death worldwide. The 2018 Indonesian prevalence of hypertension based on the results of population measurements at the age of 18 years or above was 34.1%. The hypertension prevalence in the North Sulawesi Province is still very high. Health services usually initiate from primary health care, such as primary health centres or family physicians. Family physicians are responsible for providing comprehensive health services to every individual, including hypertension. This study aimed to measure the prevalence of hypertensive patients during the COVID-19 pandemic in family physician practices. This research was a retrospective descriptive study with a cross-sectional study design, starting from October to December 2022. This study used secondary data on patient medical records at family physician practice during the COVID-19 pandemic from June 2021 to May 2022. There were 768 patients in this study. The prevalence of hypertension patients in family practice during the COVID-19 pandemic was 31.3%. The majority of patients were above 65 years old and female groups. Keywords: hypertension, prevalence, distributio