Assessment of Diabetes Knowledge and its Associated Factors among Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Mekelle and Ayder Referral Hospitals, Ethiopia

Berhe, Kalayou Kidanu

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“…Respondents aged 35-44 were 13.4 times more likely to practice self-care activities as compared to those above the age of 64 (Tables 5 and 6). …”

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Levels and Predictors of Adherence to Self-care Behaviour among Adult Type 2 Diabetics at Arba Minch General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia

M¹,

Tesfahun²,

Lamessa³

2016

J Diabetes Metab

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Background: Diabetes self-care behaviour adherence is considered to be the cornerstone in diabetes care. Hence, the success of long-term maintenance therapy for diabetes depends largely on the patients' adherence with self-care behaviour. and data were collected by using interviewer administered questionnaires. The data were entered into EPI-DATA version 3.1, and analysed by Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20.0. Descriptive statistics were used for most variables; a bivariate analysis was employed to determine the presence of association between adherence to self-care behaviour with other variables at P-value less than 0.05. Multi-variable logistic regression was performed to identify independent predictors of glycaemic control and self-care behaviour adherence. Results:One hundred ninty four type 2 diabetics were participated in this study and 99 (51.0%) were Females. Mean age of participants was 50.3(±13.2) years, and 41.2% had good self-care behaviour adherence. Above one half (57.2%) had diabetes duration less than five years, with mean duration of diabetes 5.02 ± 3.8 years. Conclusion:In our study area adherence to self-care behaviour of the study subjects were low. So strategies that can improve these discrepancies like provision of diabetes self-care education and counselling especially on importance of self-monitoring of blood glucose, physical activity and problem solving should be considered by responsible bodies.

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“…Respondents aged 35-44 were 13.4 times more likely to practice self-care activities as compared to those above the age of 64 (Tables 5 and 6). …”

Section: Medication Adherence Based On Mmas-8mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In study conducted in Nigeria to evaluate the level of knowledge among type 2 diabetics showed that knowledge is below mean score 39% ± 16.7% [62]. In a South African primary care setting, showed lower levels of diabetes knowledge with an average of 52.2% compared to their Indian counterparts with an average of 75.9% [63,64].…”

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confidence: 99%

Levels and Predictors of Adherence to Self-care Behaviour among Adult Type 2 Diabetics at Arba Minch General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia

M¹,

Tesfahun²,

Lamessa³

2016

J Diabetes Metab

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“…Awareness of diabetes and health-seeking behavior among the community can assist in early detection of the disease, help to assess their risks, motivate them to seek proper treatment and care, inspire them to take charge of their disease for their lifetime, and in turn, reduce the incidence of complications. [6,7] India with a varied social, economic, cultural, and educational background have a people surrounded with myths and beliefs regarding diseases. Studies have shown that there is still an inadequate awareness about various aspects of diabetes among the general public and also there is also a lack of knowledge and awareness about the existing interventions in prevention and management of its complications.…”

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Awareness of Type 2 diabetes mellitus in rural population of Mangalore, South India

Padmanabha¹,

Puneeth²,

Udayakiran³

2018

Int J Med Sci Public Health

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INTRODUCTIONGlobal reports, in the year 2010, stated that diabetes accounted for 12% of the total health expenditure or around 376 billion dollars, which is expected to cross 490 billion dollars by 2030. Due to lack of resources and limited infrastructures, many developing countries face an hurdle to manage the epidemic of diabetes. As per the recent report of international diabetes federation, 415 million individuals are diabetic globally and it is likely to peak around 642 million by the year 2040, and worldwide, every 1 in 11 individuals are found to be detected diabetic, but unfortunately 46.5% of them remain undiagnosed and three-fourth of them live in low-and middle-income nations with 5 million of global deaths being currently attributed to diabetes. [1,2] Majority of the people with diabetes fall in the age group of 45-64 years in the low economic countries. This productive group is expected to drive the economic engine of the country to achieve the required international development goals. Along with the reduced productivity, diabetes tends to further impose a high economic burden on nation in terms Background: As an emerging epidemic of the 21 st century, diabetes would threaten to overwhelm the health-care system in the coming years posing a major challenges to patients and national economies. Currently, 415 million adults are found to be diabetic which is likely to cross 642 million by 2040. Awareness and health-seeking behavior are important in the reduction of burden of the disease and its long-term complications. Objectives: The objective of this study is to assess the awareness of Type 2 diabetes mellitus among the general and diabetic population in the rural community of Mangalore. Materials and Methods: A Community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in rural population among subjects aged 35 years and above. Based on the prevalence rate of 16.6% by Rao et al., 226 subjects were interviewed by systematic random sampling method, and among them, 64 were found to be diabetic at the time of the survey. Results: Of 226 persons interviewed, 28.8% were aware of symptoms, 31.9% were aware of risk factors, and among them, majority were aware of increased intake of sweets in association with diabetes, and 49.6% were aware of warning signs of hypoglycemia. Only 22.6% were aware of complications of diabetes. Mean awareness score was 21.23 among diabetics than compared with the general population, 17.07 (P < 0.05). Overall awareness of diabetes among the subjects was found to be <50%. Conclusion:The study highlighted the low awareness status in this population for which there is a need for an effective health education program in the community in prevention and long-term control of diabetes.

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“…Similar study was conducted in Ethiopia shows that 57.7% were male, 69% were in the age group of 40-69 years, 34.3% were unemployed, 57% had low monthly income, and all subjects are under control measures such as OHA (41.3%) and insulin (58.7%) [14].…”

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Knowledge and Selfcare Practices Among Diabetics

Sheeba

Biju

2017

Asian J Pharm Clin Res

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Objective: The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge and self-care practices among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods: Quantitative approach with descriptive survey design and convenience sampling technique was used. The study was conducted among 100 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, from the Inpatient and Outpatient Department of Amrita Institute of Medical Science, Kochi. A structured knowledge questionnaire and structured practice assessment questionnaire were used to assess the knowledge and self-care practices of the subjects.Result: Result shows that 77% subjects had good knowledge regarding diabetes and majorityof the subjects had good level of self-care practices. 63% of subjects regularly monitoring blood glucose level, 72% following proper diet, 88% of subjects taking regular medication, 84% of subjects follow proper eye care, 79% of subjects follow proper foot care, 57% of subjects maintaining ideal body weight, and only 46% of subjects doing regular exercise. There was a positive relationship (r=0.09) between level of knowledge and self-care practice of the subjects and no significant association between knowledge level and selected sociodemographic variables. Conclusion:It is important that the patient should have adequate knowledge regarding diabetes and they should follow proper self-care practices to prevent further complications.

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Assessment of Diabetes Knowledge and its Associated Factors among Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Mekelle and Ayder Referral Hospitals, Ethiopia

Cited by 37 publications

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Levels and Predictors of Adherence to Self-care Behaviour among Adult Type 2 Diabetics at Arba Minch General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia

Levels and Predictors of Adherence to Self-care Behaviour among Adult Type 2 Diabetics at Arba Minch General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia

Awareness of Type 2 diabetes mellitus in rural population of Mangalore, South India

Knowledge and Selfcare Practices Among Diabetics

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