Table 10 Associated factors of DMSQ overall self-care practices in patients with type II diabetes at AHMC (n = 93)
DMSQ over all status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Poor | Optimum | P-value | |
Sex of patients | Male | 8(19.5%) | 33(80.5) | 0.03 |
Female | 26(50%) | 26(50% | ||
Marital status | Single | 2(16.7%) | 10(83.3% | 0.035 |
Married | 22(36.1%) | 39(63.9%) | ||
Divorced | 4(100%) | 0(0%) | ||
Widowed/er | 6(37.5%) | 10(62.5% | ||
Social drug that the patient consumes | Khat | 0(0%) | 2(100%) | 0.133 |
Alcohol | 8(61.5%) | 5(38.5% | ||
None | 26(35.1%) | 48(64.9%) | ||
Two from the three | 0(%) | 2(100%) | ||
All | 0(0%) | 2(100%) | ||
Experience of hypoglycemia | Experienced | 16(42.1%) | 22(57.9%) | 0.388 |
Not experienced | 18(32.7%) | 37(67.3%) | ||
Dietary plan | No | 14(37.8%) | 23(62.2%) | 1.00 |
Yes | 20(35.7%) | 36(64.3%) | ||
Presence of co morbidities | Hypertension | 12(54.5%) | 10(45.5% | 0.021 |
IHD | 2(100%) | 0(0%) | ||
Dyslipidemia | 4(50%) | 4(50%) | ||
Other | 2(14.3%) | 12(85.3%) | ||
None | 14(30%) | 33(70%) | ||