Publications by authors named "Osman Amir"

Background And Aims: Corona virus disease-19 (COVID-19) is a recently discovered infection that transmitted briskly worldwide. In this disease (COVID-19), it was discovered that several disorders, such diabetes, increased the severity and fatality rate. Until now, studies investigating the correlation between diabetes and COVID-19 in Sudan have not yet been conducted.

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Objectives: The objective of the study is to assess the knowledge and practice concerning insulin therapy in adult diabetic Sudanese patients and relate it with their control of diabetes and selected demographic variables.

Methods: Personal interview, using a specific pretested designed questionnaire was used to collect data from 200 adult diabetic patients in Jabir Abuleiz center in Khartoum state.

Result: The result showed that only 15% of the respondent had adequate knowledge about insulin use.

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Background: Since December 2019, (COVID-19) has had a significant impact on global health systems. Because little is known about the clinical characteristics and risk factors connected with COVID-19 severity in Sudanese patients, it is vital to summarize the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients and to investigate the risk factors linked to COVID-19 severity.

Objectives: We aimed to assess the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients and look into risk factors associated with COVID-19 severity.

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