Open Access<p>Predictors of Diabetes Self-Care Practice Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Public Hospitals in Northeastern Ethiopia: A Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study</p>
Author(s) -
Tesfaye Molla Gulente,
Ebrahim Mohammed Yesuf,
Taklo Simeneh Yazie,
Belayneh Kefale Gelaw
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s273682
Subject(s) - medicine , cross sectional study , logistic regression , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes mellitus , demography , family medicine , endocrinology , pathology , sociology
Even though life-threatening complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) minimize through self-care practice, extensive studies in northeast Ethiopia have been scarce about self-care practice and predictors. This study aimed to assess diabetes self-care predictors among patients with T2DM patients at Dubti and Assaita hospitals in northeastern Ethiopia.