Table 6 Factors associated with poor glycemic control among children and adolescents with T1DM in Jugol General Hospital and Hiwot Fana Compressive Specialized University Hospital, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia, November 15, 2022 to January 15, 2023. (n = 231)
Variables | Poor Control | Good control | COR(95%CI) | AOR (95%CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age of a child | |||||
Preschool | 10 | 11 | 0.30(CI 0.12–0.78) | 0.19(CI 0.05–0.83) | 0.027* |
School-age | 63 | 23 | 0.91(CI 0.49–1.71) | 1.42(CI 0.61–3.32) | 0.414 |
Adolescent | 93 | 31 | 1 | ||
Education of a child | |||||
Preschool | 10 | 9 | 0.47(CI 0.16–1.37) | 0.64(CI 0.16–2.58) | 0.530 |
Primary | 116 | 39 | 1.26(CI 0.65–2.48) | 0.64(CI 0.27–1.50) | 0.304 |
Secondary | 40 | 17 | 1 | ||
Education of caregiver | |||||
Cannot read and write | 96 | 20 | 4.00(CI 1.98–8.19) | 4.13 (CI 1.82–9.46) | 0.001* |
Primary | 39 | 19 | 1.72(CI 0.80–3.67) | 1.78(CI 0.76–4.17) | 0.183 |
Secondary | 31 | 26 | 1 | ||
Meal frequency | |||||
Less than 3 meal | 41 | 7 | 2.92(CI 0.22–7.02) | 3.28 (CI 1.25–8.62) | 0.016* |
3meal only | 31 | 11 | 1.4(CI 0.65–3.05) | 1.62(CI 0.68–3.86) | 0.280 |
3meal and more than 2 snacks | 96 | 47 | 1 | ||
Glucometer | |||||
Yes | 130 | 44 | 1.72(CI 0.91–3.26) | 1.77 (CI 0.84–3.71) | 0.131 |
No | 36 | 21 | 1 | ||
BMI | |||||
Malnourished | 46 | 9 | 2.39(CI 1.09–5.212) | 2.37(CI 0.91–6.15) | 0.076 |
Well-nourished | 120 | 56 | 1 | ||
Who administers the medication | |||||
Child himself | 130 | 44 | 1.72(CI 0.91–3.26) | 0.90(CI 0.34–2.40) | 0.830 |
Caregiver | 36 | 21 | 1 | ||
Consumption of forbidden food | |||||
Yes | 43 | 7 | 2.89(CI 1.23–6.83) | 3.17(CI 1.21–8.29) | 0.019* |
No | 123 | 58 | 1 | ||