{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["16(2)"],"submitter":["Nasir BB"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Diabetes mellitus is a common health problem worldwide. Proper insulin administration plays an important role in long term optimal blood sugar control. Adequate knowledge and attitude about insulin self-administration could also improve the management of diabetes and eventually improve the quality of life. This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice towards insulin self-administration and associated factors among diabetic patients at Zewditu Memorial Hospital (ZMH), Ethiopia.<h4>Methods</h4>An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 245 diabetic patients who were selected by systematic random sampling during follow-up at ZMH. The data was collected using an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS v.20. Bi"],"journal":["PloS one"],"pagination":["e0246741"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7870072"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Knowledge, attitude and practice towards insulin self-administration and associated factors among diabetic patients at Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Ethiopia."],"pmcid":["PMC7870072"],"pubmed_authors":["Nasir BB","Buseir MS","Muhammed OS"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Knowledge, attitude and practice towards insulin self-administration and associated factors among diabetic patients at Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Ethiopia.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Diabetes mellitus is a common health problem worldwide. Proper insulin administration plays an important role in long term optimal blood sugar control. Adequate knowledge and attitude about insulin self-administration could also improve the management of diabetes and eventually improve the quality of life. This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice towards insulin self-administration and associated factors among diabetic patients at Zewditu Memorial Hospital (ZMH), Ethiopia.<h4>Methods</h4>An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 245 diabetic patients who were selected by systematic random sampling during follow-up at ZMH. The data was collected using an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS v.20. Bi","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021","modification":"2026-07-16T02:52:43.778Z","creation":"2025-04-21T13:55:18.171Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7870072","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33556090"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pone.0246741"]}}