Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards glycemic control among persons with diabetes mellitus at two tertiary hospitals in Uganda.
Afr Health Sci
; 24(1): 171-186, 2024 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-38962346
ABSTRACT
Background:
Intensive glycaemic control reduces the risk of microvascular complications in persons with diabetes mellitus (DM). Owing to limited data available, we aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAPs) toward glycaemic control among Ugandans with DM at two large tertiary healthcare facilities.Methods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted among persons with DM attending outpatient clinics at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital (KNRH) and Mulago National Specialized Hospital (MNSH) between March and April 2022. Eligible participants provided written informed consent and were recruited through a systematic sampling technique and relevant data was collected using a pretested, interviewer-administered, semi-structured questionnaire.Results:
Of the 452 participants, 318 (70.4%) were females. The median age was 52 years (IQR 45-60 years), with more than two-thirds diagnosed with DM at ≥36 years (69.8%, n=310). Overall, 274 participants (60.6%) had good knowledge on glycemic control. At multivariable logistic regression analysis, good knowledge about glycaemic control was significantly associated with having received training on glycaemic control (aOR 2.3, 95% CI 1.4 - 3.7, p=0.002), level of education diploma (aOR 4.3, 95% CI 1.1 - 17.8, p=0.042), degree aOR 4.9, 95% CI 1.0 - 23.1, p=0.046) compared to informal education, and nearest distance from the health facility (aOR 3.1, 95% CI 1.0 - 9.6, p=0.047).Conclusions:
More than half of the patients had good knowledge about glycaemic control and this was associated with level of education, distance from the health facility and having received training. Further studies assessing the correlations between actual level of glycaemic control and patient related KAPs are recommended.Key words
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Tertiary Care Centers
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Glycemic Control
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Journal:
Afr Health Sci
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Afr. health sci
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African health sciences (Online)
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Year:
2024
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Uganda