Ethical Consideration

This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

Before the commencement of data collection, ethical approval was secured from the institutional review board of Jimma University Institute of Health (JUIH). During data collection written informed consent was obtained from each of the study participants after explaining the study purpose, procedure, and duration of the study. Written informed consent taken from study participants was approved by the institutional review board of Jimma University Institute of Health. Participants were also informed that they have a full right to withdraw from the study without affecting their routine care. The blood sample taken for FPG was discarded immediately after blood sugar determination per the hospital sample discarding protocol. Based on the result, each patient was told their diabetic status. Those who were newly diagnosed and pre-diabetic were counseled on lifestyle modification and linked to the hospital chronic diabetic follow-up unit.