Research Protocol - Evaluating the effectiveness and burden of diabetes care in a complex humanitarian emergency setting in Mweso, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), 2015

Overall aim: To evaluate IDC-OPD in Mweso health zone, North Kivu, DRC.
The specific objectives are to examine:
• The reach (coverage) of the diabetes service to the intended target population.
• The effectiveness of IDC-OPD in improving diabetes outcomes (fasting blood glucose and complications)
• Adoption / acceptance of IDC-OPD by staff and patients
• Implementation of IDC-OPD in terms of consistency/fidelity, adaptation and costs
• Maintenance of IDC-OPD in patients and programme over time