Mahmoud Radwan|Aymen Elsous|Hasnaa Al-Sharif|Ayman Abu Mustafa
Glycemic control among primary care patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Gaza Strip, Palestine
Ministry of Health and Medical Education|Tehran University of Medical Sciences|Dar Al-Shifa Hospital|University of Palestine
aim study aimed assess level good glycemic control determine association adherence antidiabetic medications glycosylated hemoglobin hba1c examine factors influencing good glycemic control materials methods crosssectional design employed among 369 patients type 2 diabetes mellitus t2dm four ministry health health centers 2016 sample 3 ml blood taken measure hba1c patients asked fill pretested questionnaire univariate multivariate logistic regressions identify independent factors associated good glycemic control conducted using spss software version 22 ibm corp armonk ny usa results mean standard deviation sd hba1c 897 202 one fifth patients good glycemic control hba1c 7 factors associated good glycemic control older age odds ratio 096 95 confidence interval ci 09330988 high medication adherence 2757 95 ci 13084693 better health literacy 2124 95 ci 19174921 duration diabetes mellitus dm gt 7 years inversely related good glycemic control 2255 95 ci 11894276 conclusion study showed glycemic control suboptimal factors associated older age high medication adherence better health literacy knowledge factors could entry toward helping patients targeting interventions improve glycemic control prevent diabetesrelated complications