Bradley, HazelKariem, Abdul Khalied2018-06-012026-06-102018-06-012026-06-10https://hdl.handle.net/10566/23282Magister Public Health - MPH (Public Health)Diabetes is a serious public health problem accounting for the second highest cause of death in South Africa in 2015. Poor diabetic control causes various micro- and macro-vascular conditions of which management is expensive and ultimately results in a poor quality of life and death. Globally, less than one third of the population attains diabetes control of an HbA1c of less than 7%. However, little is known about the extent of control in South Africa.enUniversity of the Western Cape