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Self-care practices regarding diabetes among diabetic patients in West Ethiopia | BMC Research Notes | Full Text

Self-care practices regarding diabetes among diabetic patients in West Ethiopia | BMC Research Notes | Full Text



BMC Research Notes

Self-care practices regarding diabetes among diabetic patients in West Ethiopia

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BMC Research Notes201912:212
  • Received: 8 March 2019
  • Accepted: 3 April 2019
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Abstract

Objective

To assess the self-care practices and associated factors among diabetic patients in West Ethiopia.

Results

A total of 252 study participants were included in the study, of this 54.8% were male. Of the participants more than half 150 (59.5%) had poor glycemic control and 153 (60.7%) of the participants had good self-care. Majority of the study participants 209 (82.9%) had adequate foot care and more than half 175 (69.4%) and 160 (63.5%) had adequate dietary plan and exercise management respectively. However of the total diabetic patients only 38 (15.1%) had adequate blood glucose testing practices. On multivariable logistic analysis poor self-care practices were more likely to occur among male patients (AOR = 5.551, 95% CI = 2.055–14.997, p = 0.001), patients living in rural area (AOR = 5.517, 95% CI = 2.184–13.938, p < 0.001), patients with duration of diabetes < 6 years (AOR = 41.023, 95% CI = 7.373–228.257, p < 0.001), patients with no access for self-monitoring blood glucose (AOR = 9.448, 95% CI = 2.198–40.617, p = 0.003), patients with poor knowledge about diabetes (AOR = 67.917, 95% CI = 8.212–561.686, p < 0.001) and patients with comorbidities (AOR = 18.621, 95% CI = 4.415–78.540, p < 0.001).

Keywords

  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Self-care practice
  • Diabetes knowledge
  • Glycemic control
  • Ethiopia

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