Self-Care Practices and the Associated Socio-Demographic Variables of Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2dm) in Southeast, Nigeria.
Objective: The study was aimed at assessing the self-care practices and the associated socio-demographic variables of persons with T2DM in South East, Nigeria. Methodology: A cross-sectional study involving 382 persons with T2DM proportionately selected from 4 tertiary health institutions in South E...
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| author | Okafor, Christiana Nkiru Okonkwo, Uchenna Prosper Ani, Kenneth Umezulike Onuora, Ethel Ogoemeka Nwokike, Mathew Turyasingura, Jane Byabagambi Munezero, Tamu JohnBosco Mfitumukiza1, Valence Nwankwo, Mercy Chinenye Tumusiime, Alex |
| author_facet | Okafor, Christiana Nkiru Okonkwo, Uchenna Prosper Ani, Kenneth Umezulike Onuora, Ethel Ogoemeka Nwokike, Mathew Turyasingura, Jane Byabagambi Munezero, Tamu JohnBosco Mfitumukiza1, Valence Nwankwo, Mercy Chinenye Tumusiime, Alex |
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| description | Objective: The study was aimed at assessing the self-care practices and the associated socio-demographic variables of persons with
T2DM in South East, Nigeria.
Methodology: A cross-sectional study involving 382 persons with T2DM proportionately selected from 4 tertiary health institutions in South Eastern, Nigeria. Data was collected using the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) and a researcher-developed ques-
tionnaire. The questionnaire was administered to persons with T2DM who attended a diabetic outpatient clinic. Data collected was analyzed in frequency percentage. Responses on SDSCA were ranked and rated as poor, moderate, and good self-care behavior. The level of signifi-
cance was placed at P < .05.
Result: The majority of the participants were within the age groups of 40 to 59 (46.9%) and 60 and above (46.9%); the majority (74.6%) were married while a good proportion were traders (59.7%). Also, the majority of participants (81.2%) were on oral hypoglycemic agents. Findings further showed that a good proportion (51.3% and 89.8%) of study participants had good self-care behavior in diet and medication domains respectively. Whereas the proportion of participants with poor self-care behavior was very high in foot care (75.1%) and fairly high in both self-blood sugar testing (37.7%) and exercise (37.2%) domains. Only 7.9% practiced 3-monthly laboratory blood glucose testing while 16.5% went for eye checks every 6 months.
Conclusion: Individuals with diabetes mellitus have poor self-management behavior in most domains of the self-management practice. Age, gender, marital status, educational level, and occupation significantly influenced self-management practices. Hence nurses and health educators should take diabetes self-management education very seriously to help diabetes sufferers improve their self-management behavior. |
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| spelling | oai:idr.kab.ac.ug:20.500.12493-23422024-10-23T00:01:21Z Self-Care Practices and the Associated Socio-Demographic Variables of Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2dm) in Southeast, Nigeria. Okafor, Christiana Nkiru Okonkwo, Uchenna Prosper Ani, Kenneth Umezulike Onuora, Ethel Ogoemeka Nwokike, Mathew Turyasingura, Jane Byabagambi Munezero, Tamu JohnBosco Mfitumukiza1, Valence Nwankwo, Mercy Chinenye Tumusiime, Alex T2DM Self-Management Practices Socio-Demographic Variables Objective: The study was aimed at assessing the self-care practices and the associated socio-demographic variables of persons with T2DM in South East, Nigeria. Methodology: A cross-sectional study involving 382 persons with T2DM proportionately selected from 4 tertiary health institutions in South Eastern, Nigeria. Data was collected using the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) and a researcher-developed ques- tionnaire. The questionnaire was administered to persons with T2DM who attended a diabetic outpatient clinic. Data collected was analyzed in frequency percentage. Responses on SDSCA were ranked and rated as poor, moderate, and good self-care behavior. The level of signifi- cance was placed at P < .05. Result: The majority of the participants were within the age groups of 40 to 59 (46.9%) and 60 and above (46.9%); the majority (74.6%) were married while a good proportion were traders (59.7%). Also, the majority of participants (81.2%) were on oral hypoglycemic agents. Findings further showed that a good proportion (51.3% and 89.8%) of study participants had good self-care behavior in diet and medication domains respectively. Whereas the proportion of participants with poor self-care behavior was very high in foot care (75.1%) and fairly high in both self-blood sugar testing (37.7%) and exercise (37.2%) domains. Only 7.9% practiced 3-monthly laboratory blood glucose testing while 16.5% went for eye checks every 6 months. Conclusion: Individuals with diabetes mellitus have poor self-management behavior in most domains of the self-management practice. Age, gender, marital status, educational level, and occupation significantly influenced self-management practices. Hence nurses and health educators should take diabetes self-management education very seriously to help diabetes sufferers improve their self-management behavior. 2024-10-22T09:48:17Z 2024-10-22T09:48:17Z 2024 Article Okafor, Christiana Nkiru et al. (2024). Self-Care Practices and the Associated Socio-Demographic Variables of Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2dm) in Southeast, Nigeria. Kabale: Kabale University. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/2342 en Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ application/pdf Kabale University |
| spellingShingle | T2DM Self-Management Practices Socio-Demographic Variables Okafor, Christiana Nkiru Okonkwo, Uchenna Prosper Ani, Kenneth Umezulike Onuora, Ethel Ogoemeka Nwokike, Mathew Turyasingura, Jane Byabagambi Munezero, Tamu JohnBosco Mfitumukiza1, Valence Nwankwo, Mercy Chinenye Tumusiime, Alex Self-Care Practices and the Associated Socio-Demographic Variables of Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2dm) in Southeast, Nigeria. |
| title | Self-Care Practices and the Associated Socio-Demographic Variables of Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2dm) in Southeast, Nigeria. |
| title_full | Self-Care Practices and the Associated Socio-Demographic Variables of Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2dm) in Southeast, Nigeria. |
| title_fullStr | Self-Care Practices and the Associated Socio-Demographic Variables of Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2dm) in Southeast, Nigeria. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-Care Practices and the Associated Socio-Demographic Variables of Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2dm) in Southeast, Nigeria. |
| title_short | Self-Care Practices and the Associated Socio-Demographic Variables of Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2dm) in Southeast, Nigeria. |
| title_sort | self care practices and the associated socio demographic variables of persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus t2dm in southeast nigeria |
| topic | T2DM Self-Management Practices Socio-Demographic Variables |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/2342 |
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