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Table 4 Responses to questions on knowledge of complications: The following are complications associated with childhood diabetes

From: Childhood diabetes: a myth or reality?- perception of the public from a low-income country: a cross-sectional study

Complications

Yes (frequency %)

No (frequency %)

Leg ulcer

289 (57.8)

211 (42.2)

Kidney problem

232 (46.4)

268 (53.6)

Heart failure

70 (14.0)

430 (86.0)

Eye problem

86 (17.2)

414 (82.8)

Poor school performance

50 (10)

450 (90)

Stroke

82 (16.4)

418 (83.6)

Intellectual disability

2 (4)

498 (99.6)