Fikreselassie Getachew|Damtew Solomon
Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and associated factors towards Self-Insulin Administration among Diabetic Patients in Hawassa Referral Hospital, Southern Ethiopia
diabetes mellitus heterogeneous clinical syndrome secondary defects insulin secretions recognized one leading causes death disability worldwide knowledge diabetes mellitus prerequisite individuals communities take action control diabetes inadequate knowledge poor practice level insulin selfadministration among diabetes mellitus patients assess knowledge attitude practice selfinsulin administration associated factors among diabetic patient hawassa referral hospital institutional based descriptive crosssectional study conducted 180 diabetic patients systematic random sampling technique hawassa referral hospital structured pre tested questionnaire used collect data collected data processed analyzed using manual computer software chi square test done two variables pvalue less 005 taken statistically significant total 180 people included study majority 10759 men age group 3544 years 239one hundred twentyseven 706 participant married followed single 40222as occupation government employee accounts 25 half 528 respondents gets gt1200 birr per month one hundred twenty eight 711 participants favorable attitude literacy marital status significantly associated good knowledge pvalue 0001 0011 x2 10401 6467 respectively current study identified gap knowledge regarding diabetes gap might due high illiteracy rate study participants less devoted time physicians patients less participation media nongovernmental organization ngo awareness creation diabetes setting