Hematological parameters and associated factors among adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending selected hospitals in Garowe, Puntland, Somalia: A comparative cross-sectional study

Mohamud Abshir Musse; Haftu Asmerom; Mesay Arkew; Rajesh Sarkar; Winner Kucha

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0353173

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Hematological parameters and associated factors among adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending selected hospitals in Garowe, Puntland, Somalia: A comparative cross-sectional study

Mohamud Abshir Musse ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: mohamudsanco@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Bosaso, Garowe, Somalia

https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5449-3927

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Haftu Asmerom,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health and Medical Science, Haramaya University, Ethiopia
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Mesay Arkew,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health and Medical Science, Haramaya University, Ethiopia
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Rajesh Sarkar,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health and Medical Science, Haramaya University, Ethiopia
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Winner Kucha

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health and Medical Science, Haramaya University, Ethiopia
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Hematological parameters and associated factors among adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending selected hospitals in Garowe, Puntland, Somalia: A comparative cross-sectional study

Mohamud Abshir Musse,
Haftu Asmerom,
Mesay Arkew,
Rajesh Sarkar,
Winner Kucha

Published: July 16, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0353173

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