Haftom Niguse|Goitom Belay|Girmatsion Fisseha|Tesfaye Desale|Goyitom Gebremedhn Gebru
Self-care related knowledge, attitude, practice and associated factors among patients with diabetes in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North Ethiopia
Mekelle University|Mekelle University|Mekelle University|Mekelle University|Mekelle University
good selfcare practice important patients diabetes achieve desired treatment targets contribute meaningfully management disease study aimed assess level knowledge attitude practice diabetes selfcare identify factors associated diabetes selfcarea total 338 patients diabetes mean age 458 years included study among 704 704 255 patients good knowledge attitude selfcare practices respectively male aor 27 95 ci 130565 living urban aor 337 95 ci 139815 earning medium income aor 255 95 ci 115565 significantly associated good knowledge selfcare widowed aor 015 95 ci 003070 associated poor knowledge higher income aor 795 95 ci 1544112 significantly associated good attitude towards diabetic selfcare however taking insulin oral hypoglycemics aor 006 95 ci 001067 associated poor attitude muslim aor 314 95 ci 128791 living urban areas 647 95 ci 1383043 earning high income aor 303 95 ci 110835 determinant good selfcare practice efforts made improve selfcare practices patients closing gap knowledge practice