SELF CARE PRACTICE AND ASSOCIATED FACTOR AMONG PATIENT WITH DIABETES MELLITUS AT WKUSH SOUTH WEST, ETHIOPIA: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY, 2022/2023 G.C

Abstract

BackGround: Diabetes is a life-long challenge that and adequate self-care practices to keep the illness under control. Self-care practice has multiple domains, including food choices, physical activity, proper medication intake, and blood glucose monitoring as well self-care practice measures to prevent injury at the lower extremitity. Self-carepractice is needed for the prevention of diabetes-related complications. In fact, self-care practice includes a set of dietary behaviors, physical activity, medication use (insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents), self-monitoring of blood glucose foot care, and stress management. In addition to improve self-care prctice plays an important role in decreasing treatment cost and mortality of patients with diabetes. However, studies that document self-care practices of diabetic patients are generally scarce in Ethiopia. Objective: To assess self-care practice and associated factors among diabetic in Wolkite University Specialized Hospital Ethiopia, 2023.Methods: An institution-based cross sectional study was carried out among 175 diabetes mellitus patients who were in follow-up at Wolkite University Specialized Hospital from May 17 to June 18, 2023. Simple random sampling technique was applied to administer questionaries. All the data were checked, coded and entered into Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23 for analysis. Bivarite logistic regression analysis was used to check the association between independent variables and dependent variable. Then, those variables, which were found in significant with Bivarite regression were computed using multbivarite Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to determine the presence and strength of the as nsociation. P-values <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Result: Out of the total 175 sampled diabetic patients, 169 of them were enrolled in the study giving a response rate of 97 percent. About 86(42.6%) of the patients were taking only OHA.Most of majority 147(87%) had no glucometer at home and Most of respondent 96(56.8%) had type 1 DM . About 91(53.8%) of patient were not cigarete .Conclussion: The overall self-care practice was poor. Subjects: DM complication, Residance, Duration of DM were associated with self-care practice. Therefore, measures should be put in place to prevent of complications and concerning bodies should support those patients lives in rural area, Develop Complicaion and Short duration of DM : Key Word: self care practice,Diabetes mellitus,Assosseted factor