Level of self-care practice among diabetic patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is increasingly become a serious global public health concern in developed and developing countries including Ethiopia. It imposes significant burden of care on the individual, health care professionals and health system. As the result, immense need of self-care behaviors in multiple domains like food choices, physical activity, foot care, and blood glucose monitoring is required. However, there is no national study on diabetic self-care practices in Ethiopia. This meta-analysis, therefore, aims to estimate the pooled level of self-care practice among individuals living with diabetes mellitus in Ethiopia. METHODS:The systematic review was reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guideline. We sys

SUBMITTER: Ketema DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7068935 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature