Prevalence and factors associated with inappropriate anti- diabetic medication therapy among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at the medical and surgical wards of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inappropriate Anti-diabetic Medication Therapy (IADT) refers to a drug-related problem and includes 'ineffective drug therapy', 'unnecessary drug therapy', 'dosage too high', and 'dosage too low'. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with IADT among T2DM patients at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda (MRRH).

Method

A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted at the medical and surgical wards of MRRH from November 2021 to January 2022. One hundred and thirty-eight adult patients aged 18 years and above, with T2DM, were recruited using consecutive sampling. Patient file reviews and interviewer-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. The data were entered into and analyzed using SPSS version 25. Descriptiv

SUBMITTER: Nigussie KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9242490 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature