Attitude, practice and its associated factors towards Diabetes complications among type 2 diabetic patients at Addis Zemen District hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:This study aimed to assess the level of attitude, practices, and its associated factors towards complications of diabetes mellitus among type 2 diabetes patients. METHODS:An institution-based cross-sectional study was done on type 2 diabetes patients coming to the diabetes outpatient department at Addis Zemen District Hospital in Northwest Ethiopia. Interviewer-administered structured questionnaires were used to collect data from 402 patients. Multivariable logistic regression was employed to decide on factors related to practices and attitudes towards diabetes complications. AOR with 95% CI and p-value under 0.05 was considered to select significantly associated variables. RESULTS:Two-thirds of the study participants (65.2% (95% CI: 60.2, 69.4)) had a good attitude level while

SUBMITTER: Belsti Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7249631 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature