¹Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia

²Department of Pediatric, Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia

*Corresponding author: Muluneh Kidane Tufa, Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel: +251911783616; Email: [email protected]

Received Date: November 21, 2023

Published Date: December 13, 2023

Citation: Tufa MK, et al. (2023). Self-Care Practices and Associated Factors in Diabetes Patients at Saint Paul’s Hospital Millenuim Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021. Mathews J Case Rep. 8(11):137.

Copyrights: Tufa MK, et al. © (2023).

ABSTRACT

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic non-communicable disease which is characterized by hyperglycemia due to absolute or relative deficiency of insulin. In order to prevent this non communicable disease self-care practice is the most preventable method. Objectives: To assess self-care practice and its associated factors among patients with diabetes mellitus in saint Paulo’s hospital millennium medical college Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2021. Method: Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted among 385 Diabetes patients in SPHMMC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. English version standard questionnaires were adopted and pretest Amharic version was used to collect the data by using two data collectors and one supervisors. The collected data were coded and enter in EPI data version 3.1. And analyze using SPSS version 25. Result: About 158(39.5%) of respondents had good self-care practices. On multivariate logistic regression analysis educational status of illustrate (AOR=0.392,95% CI :0.1990 0. 772), primary school (AOR=0.337, 95% CI : 0.167-0.680), current treatment (with insulin injection AOR=3.375, 95% CI :1.3808-255), respondents those who had habit of physical exercise (AOR= 2.081, 95% CI :6.876,21.226),member of diabetic association (AOR=0.411, 95% CI :0.229-0.735) were significantly associated with self-care practice. Conclusion: Educational status, current treatment, family history of DM, member of diabetic association, knowing current FBS, effect of insulin injection & skip breakfast on blood glucose, effect of regular exercise on blood glucose and body mass index were significantly associated with self-care practice.

Keyword: Self-Care Practices, Diabetes Mellitus, Ethiopia.