UNIVERSITY OF BENGHAZI · FACULTY OF MEDICINEBENGHAZI, LIBYA
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UNIVERSITY OF BENGHAZI · FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Diabetes complications.
Quality of life.

Assessing Diabetes Complications and Their Impact on Quality of Life in Benghazi.

A research initiative at the University of Benghazi, Faculty of Medicine, in collaboration with the Office of Community Service and Environmental Development.

Diabetes Research Team emblemPROJECT OVERVIEWUniversity of BenghaziRESEARCH
460Confirmed participants
7Faculties & fields
Participant snapshot · August 2026View statistics →
3,000Target patient sample
BenghaziStudy location
Quality of lifeCore research focus
NBC: 008.H.25.17Ethics approval reference

THE PARTICIPANT COMMUNITY

Registered participants

Registration figures by faculty, study stage, and original fieldwork group.

REPORT SNAPSHOT
August 2026
INITIAL REGISTRATION RESPONSES500

Before data cleaning

UNIQUE PARTICIPANTS460

After duplicate and invalid entry removal

INTERNSHIP PARTICIPANTS51

11.1% of the confirmed cohort

FACULTIES & FIELDS7

Represented in the reported cohort

Participants by study stage

All reported stages, including unspecified entries.

Source: Project Status Report, August 2026. Figures describe student registration, not patient recruitment. Fieldwork groups refer to the original October–January plan.

FIELDWORK STRUCTURE

Fieldwork teams

The fieldwork plan organizes participants into teams of five, with defined responsibilities alongside data collection.

  1. 01Team leader
  2. 02Reporting
  3. 03Documentation
  4. 04Relations & coordination
  5. 05Technical support

OUR INSTITUTIONAL IDENTITY

Institutional affiliation

University of Benghazi · Faculty of Medicine · Office of Community Service and Environmental Development

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PARENT UNIVERSITY

University of Benghazi

University of Benghazi Faculty of Medicine logo

ACADEMIC FACULTY

Faculty of Medicine

Office of Community Service and Environmental Development, Faculty of Medicine logo

PRIMARY SUPPORTING OFFICE

Office of Community Service
and Environmental Development

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RESEARCH INITIATIVE

Diabetes Research Team
Benghazi

ABOUT THE STUDY

Study objectives

Understanding how diabetes complications affect daily, psychological, and social well-being can help identify opportunities to improve care.

Ethics & participant protection
01

Complications & quality of life

Examine the relationship between diabetes complications and the everyday experience of living with diabetes.

02

Health awareness & management

Assess awareness of diabetes and the approaches patients use to manage their condition.

03

Access to care

Explore social and economic factors associated with disease management and access to health services.

04

Health education & care

Use findings to inform health education and identify opportunities to improve existing care.

Faculty of Medicine, University of Benghazi

UNIVERSITY OF BENGHAZI

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Medicine · University of Benghazi

Faculty of Medicine · Benghazi

PROJECT PERSONNEL

Research team

Principal investigator, academic supervisor, co-investigator, and research assistants.

AA

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Ayman Al-Hammali

Research project leadership

MG

ACADEMIC SUPERVISOR

Dr. Manal Al-Jarbi

Academic supervision

AD

CO-INVESTIGATOR

Dr. Alaa Dawood

Research collaboration

Team roster: August 2026. Two co-investigator positions remain to be confirmed.

ETHICS & PARTICIPANT PROTECTION

Ethical approval

Ethics approval reference: NBC: 008.H.25.17. Participation requires informed consent, confidentiality, and respect for each participant’s right to withdraw.

Study: Diabetes complications and quality of life in Benghazi.

PROJECT UPDATES

Project information

PROJECT STATUS

Study documentation

The project report documents research approvals, team membership, student registration, and the fieldwork plan. The study targets 3,000 patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes in Benghazi.

FOR THE RESEARCH TEAM

Research team access

Approved team members can sign in to their research accounts. Questionnaire entry will follow after the study form is configured.

Research team access

University of Benghazi · Faculty of Medicine