Adherence to diabetes self-care management and associated factors among people with diabetes in Gamo Gofa Zone public health hospitals

Eskeziyaw Agidew; Mengistu Zelalem Wale; Haregewoyin Kerebih; Mesenbet Terefe Yirsaw; Tadiwos Hailu Zewdie; Meseret Girma; Abebaw Miskir

doi:10.1177/20503121211053953

Adherence to diabetes self-care management and associated factors among people with diabetes in Gamo Gofa Zone public health hospitals

SAGE Open Med. 2021 Oct 30:9:20503121211053953. doi: 10.1177/20503121211053953. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Eskeziyaw Agidew¹, Mengistu Zelalem Wale², Haregewoyin Kerebih², Mesenbet Terefe Yirsaw², Tadiwos Hailu Zewdie³, Meseret Girma³, Abebaw Miskir³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health, College of Health Science, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, North West Ethiopia.
² Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, North West Ethiopia.
³ Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Southern Ethiopia.

Abstract

Introduction: Adherence to diabetes self-care management is a lifestyle modification for people with diabetes which includes; medication, dietary practice and regular physical activity. The objective of this study was to assess the adherence to diabetes self-care management and associated factors among people with diabetes in Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern, Ethiopia, 2018.

Methods: Institutional-based cross-sectional study design with a systematic random sampling technique was conducted. A total 635 diabetic participants were involved in this study. Data were collected using structured interviewer administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21. Descriptive statistics were employed to describe the study population in relation to the relevant variables. Binary and multivariable logistic regression was conducted to identify factors associated with the outcome variables. P-value < 0.05 with 95% confidence interval was used to declare statistical significance.

Results: The prevalence of good adherence toward diabetes self-care management was 341 (53.7%), (95% confidence interval = 46.09, 61.31). Regarding diabetes self-care practices, poor adherence had been detected in blood sugar measurement practice, dietary feeding practice, physical exercise and eye examination practice. The multivariable analysis indicated that government workers [adjusted odds ratio = 2.74 (1.03, 7.30)], training on diabetes self-care practice [adjusted odds ratio = 3.13 (1.89, 5.16)], diabetes' association membership [adjusted odds ratio = 1.59 (1.01, 2.50)], having personal glucometer at home [adjusted odds ratio = 2.70 (1.37, 5.33)], duration of diabetic illness >10 years [adjusted odds ratio = 9.59 (3.99, 23.05)] and people with diabetes who were not developing complication [adjusted odds ratio = 1.54 (1.01, 2.33)] were significantly associated with good adherence to diabetes self-care management practice.

Conclusion: Significant number of diabetes patients had poor adherence to diabetes self-care practice. Special focus should be given to farmers with diabetes, those with diabetic complication and for those with duration of diabetes less than 10 years. Periodical training should be given for people with diabetes on dietary feeding, physical exercise and eye examination practice.

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus; Gamo Gofa Zone; adherence to diabetes; self-care management.