Public of Health Emergency Management, Aletawondo Woreda Health Office, Aleta Wondo, Ethiopia.
School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Science, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Front Public Health. 2022 Feb 21;9:812586. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.812586. eCollection 2021.
Although the importance of educational programs in the prevention and control of diabetes mellitus (DM) and its complication is well-recognized, there are concerns about whether these programs are achieving the desired goal of increasing knowledge of DM and its complication in developing countries. Therefore, this study assessed knowledge of DM complications and associated factors among type-2 diabetic patients in public hospitals of Addis Ababa.
Simple random sampling technique was used to select 422 participants. Data were entered to EpiData Version 4.6.0.1 and analyzed using SPSS Version 25 software. Multicollinearity and model goodness-of-fit was checked. A multivariate logistic regression model at 95% CI was used to identify the predictors.
The overall knowledge of diabetes complications among diabetic patients in the Hospitals of Addis Ababa was 54.9%. In the fitted model, being a profession of governmental workers [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 3.12, 95% CI (1.33, 7.34)] and merchants [AOR = 2.54, 95% CI (1.16, 5.56)]; DM duration 5-10 years [AOR = 0.41, 95% CI (0.23, 0.73)] and ≥10 years [AOR = 0.36, 95% CI (0.19, 0.69)]; family history of DM [AOR = 1.68, 95% CI (1.03, 2.75)]; and participating in diabetic counseling [AOR = 2.41, 95% CI (1.50, 3.86)] were significantly associated with knowledge about DM complications.
The overall knowledge of diabetes complications among diabetic patients in the Hospitals of Addis Ababa was 54.9%. It was determined by the duration of DM, current profession, family history, and participation in diabetes counseling. Hence, emphasis on sustaining knowledge about diabetes complications for patients who are more than 5 years since diagnosis and attention is needed about knowledge diabetic farmers.
尽管人们已经认识到教育计划在预防和控制糖尿病（DM）及其并发症方面的重要性，但人们仍然担心这些计划是否能够实现增加发展中国家对 DM 及其并发症的了解这一目标。因此，本研究评估了亚的斯亚贝巴公立医院 2 型糖尿病患者对 DM 并发症的了解及其相关因素。
采用简单随机抽样技术选取 422 名参与者。数据输入 EpiData 版本 4.6.0.1 并使用 SPSS 版本 25 软件进行分析。检查了多重共线性和模型拟合优度。使用 95%置信区间的多变量逻辑回归模型来确定预测因子。
亚的斯亚贝巴医院糖尿病患者对糖尿病并发症的总体认识率为 54.9%。在拟合模型中，政府工作人员[校正比值比（AOR）=3.12，95%置信区间（CI）（1.33，7.34）]和商人[AOR=2.54，95%CI（1.16，5.56）]；DM 病程 5-10 年[AOR=0.41，95%CI（0.23，0.73）]和≥10 年[AOR=0.36，95%CI（0.19，0.69）]；DM 家族史[AOR=1.68，95%CI（1.03，2.75）]；参加糖尿病咨询[AOR=2.41，95%CI（1.50，3.86）]与对 DM 并发症的了解显著相关。
亚的斯亚贝巴医院糖尿病患者对糖尿病并发症的总体认识率为 54.9%。这是由 DM 的病程、当前职业、家族史和参加糖尿病咨询决定的。因此，需要强调维持对诊断超过 5 年的患者的糖尿病并发症知识，并关注糖尿病农民的知识。
