Public Health, Wollo University, Ethiopia
Research Article
Chronic Diabetic Complications and Associated Factors among People with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus in Debretabor Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018
Author(s): Beselam Gizachew Astatkie, Wolde Melese Ayele* and Yeshimebet Alli Dawed
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the proportion of chronic diabetic complications and factors with type-2 diabetes mellitus at Debretabor Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018.
Methods: Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted among 424 systematically selected type-2 diabetes mellitus patients from March 1-April 5/2018. The collected data were entered into EPI INFO 7 and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. Variables with P value <0.05 considered statistically significant.
Result: A total of 424 study subjects participated in the study. Overall, 222 (52.4%) (95%CI: 48-57%) of patients were diagnosed with at least one chronic complications. Patients who were >50 years of age [AOR=4.23 (95%CI: 1.80-9.89)], those taking both oral and insulin anti-diabetes mellitus medication [AOR=2.42 (9.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-6156.20.11.845
