Knowledge and associated factors towards diabetes mellitus among adult non-diabetic community members of Gondar city, Ethiopia 2019

Alemayehu, Abiy Maru

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“…This is supported by other studies (31,32). Participants who attended Bachelor degree were 6.5 times more likely to have good knowledge than lower educational level (diploma holders) which is supported by other study (31,33). The possible reason for this association might be because of increased in information as educational level increases.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and associated factors towards self-medication among health professionals at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital: Institution-based cross-sectional study

Simegn

Dagnew

2020

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Introduction Inappropriate self-medication results in wastage of resources, drug resistance and hence serious health risk. Knowledge acquisition and attitudinal change is required for avoiding self-medication practice. There is paucity of published articles regarding this topic. Therefore, this study aimed to study knowledge, Attitude and associated factors towards self-medication among health professionals at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, northwest Ethiopia.Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted among health professionals of University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital using simple random sampling technique and self-administered questionnaire. We used Epi Info 7 and SPSS 20 for data entry and statistical analysis. Descriptive statistics were computed logistic regression had been performed to identify associated factors for knowledge and attitude separately. We executed crude and adjusted Odds ratio with 95% uncertainty interval. Variables with a p<0.05 were treated as significant. Results Four hundred and twelve health professionals participated in the study with 97.4% response rate. The mean age of study participants’ was 29.9 (±5.43, range; 20-60) years and 220 (53.4%) participants were males. From the participants 233(56.6%) (95% UI: 51.8-61.4%) had good knowledge about self-medication and 263 (63.8%) (95% UI: 59.2-68.4%) had good attitude towards self-medication. Knowledge of self-medication was associated with age of 32-60 years (AOR=2.19, UI: 1.14-4.22), Bachelor degree (AOR=6.49, UI: 1.86-22.69), Years after last graduation (AOR=2.49, UI: 1.41-4.41), working hours of 56-110 per week (AOR=2.35, UI: 1.18-4.67), and good attitude (AOR=2.95, UI: 1.77-4.91). Besides this, good attitude was associated with low workload out of workplace (AOR=2.78, UI: 1.03-7.50), ever taking antibiotics (AOR=2.45, UI: 1.31-4.50), and good knowledge (AOR= 2.64, UI: 1.65-4.20).Conclusion The study demonstrated that the knowledge and attitude of health professionals towards self-medication are relatively high. However still there is a need for health education on the implication and danger of self-medication. There is also need for government to increase awareness by creating training opportunity and incorporating in curricula.

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Knowledge, Attitude and associated factors towards self-medication among health professionals at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital: Institution-based cross-sectional study

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2020

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“…Poor knowledge. Individuals who responded below the mean (19.37) of the total knowledge questions were considered to have poor knowledge about diabetes mellitus [26].…”

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Attitude towards diabetes mellitus among adult communities in Gondar city, Ethiopia

Alemayehu

Sisay

2021

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Background Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Diabetes and its complications can be reduced by enhancing the attitude of the community. However, there is limited information regarding attitude towards diabetes in northwest Ethiopia. Therefore, this study determined the attitude and associated factors of diabetes mellitus among adult non-diabetic participants in Gondar city. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Gondar city. Systematic random sampling was employed to select 626 non-diabetic participants. The data were collected using a pre-tested structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, processing, and analysis were done using STATA version 14. Both bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regressions were used to identify the associated factors. An adjusted odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval was used to calculate a level of significance. Results Of 626 participants, 572 (91.37%) study subjects heard about diabetes mellitus. Three hundred and fifteen participants (55.07%) (95% CI: 50.9% - 59.1%) had a favorable attitude towards diabetes mellitus. Having good knowledge about diabetes (adjusted odds ratio = 2.69, 95% CI: 1.88, 3.87), and higher educational status (adjusted odds ratio = 1.69, 95% CI: 1.04, 2.78) were positively associated with a favorable attitude towards diabetes mellitus. Female gender (adjusted odds ratio = 0.68, 95% CI: 0.47, 0.98), on the other hand, had poor attitude towards diabetes mellitus. Conclusion In this study, a favorable attitude towards diabetes was low among adult non-diabetic participants. Good knowledge, higher educational status, and being male were the factors associated with a favorable attitude towards diabetes.

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“…These results are consistent with other studies [ 64 , 65 ]. Educational level was significantly associated with better attitudes and practices that helps in controlling diabetes [ 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 ]. A recent study revealed that people with educational qualifications had good knowledge regarding diabetes compared to those who could not read and write [ 66 ].…”

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“…Educational level was significantly associated with better attitudes and practices that helps in controlling diabetes [ 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 ]. A recent study revealed that people with educational qualifications had good knowledge regarding diabetes compared to those who could not read and write [ 66 ]. The HbA1c levels were highest among low-educated adults, and death risks associated with uncontrolled HbA1c were significantly greater [ 67 ].…”

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Sleeping Duration, Napping and Snoring in Association with Diabetes Control among Patients with Diabetes in Qatar

Bawadi

Sada

Mansoori

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Background: Poor glycemic control is associated with chronic life-threatening complications. Several studies have revealed that sleep status is associated with glycemic control. Aim: to examine the association between sleep duration, quality and glycemic control among adults with diabetes. Methods: Data on 2500 participants aged 18–60 years were collected from the Qatar Biobank (QBB). Sleep duration and quality were assessed by a self-completed health and lifestyle questionnaire, and glycemic control was assessed using HbA1c. Logistic regression was used to assess the association between sleep duration, napping, snoring and poor glycemic control. Results: After adjusting for age and gender, sleep duration was not associated with poor glycemic control. Lack of association persisted after controlling for smoking, physical activity, education, BMI, fruit and vegetable intake, insulin and medication use. However, sleeping for long hours at night (≥8 h) had a trend in increasing the risk of poor glycemic control (OR = 1.28; 95% CI: 0.94–1.74). Napping was positively associated with poor glycemic control. After adjusting for age and gender, patients who reported “sometimes, frequently, or always” napping had more than 30% increased risk of poor control as compared to patients who reported “never/rarely” napping. Snoring was not associated with poor glycemic control among the study sample when adjusted for age and gender (p = 0.61). Other factors were found to be associated with a better glycemic control such as female, high educational and high physical activity level. Conclusions: our results suggest that napping may be an independent risk factor for a poor glycemic control in diabetes; further investigations are required.

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Knowledge and associated factors towards diabetes mellitus among adult non-diabetic community members of Gondar city, Ethiopia 2019

Cited by 36 publications

References 21 publications

Knowledge, Attitude and associated factors towards self-medication among health professionals at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital: Institution-based cross-sectional study

Knowledge, Attitude and associated factors towards self-medication among health professionals at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital: Institution-based cross-sectional study

Attitude towards diabetes mellitus among adult communities in Gondar city, Ethiopia

Sleeping Duration, Napping and Snoring in Association with Diabetes Control among Patients with Diabetes in Qatar

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