Knowledge and Practice of Insulin Use Among Diabetes Mellitus Patients at Bugando Medical Centre.
Ambangile, Kissa CUHAS/BP/3000217/T/15
Knowledge and Practice of Insulin Use Among Diabetes Mellitus Patients at Bugando Medical Centre. - Mwanza, Tanzania : Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS - Bugando]: Phone: +255 28 298 3384 : Fax: +255 28 298 3386 : Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz : Website: www.bugando.ac.tz : ©30.08.2019 - ix; 35 Pages includes references and appendices
Abstract:
Background: Diabetic mellitus is a chronic disease caused by inherited or acquired deficiency in production of insulin of by infectiveness of the insulin produce. Diabetes is recognized as the leading cause of death and disability worldwide.
Methodology: A cross sectional study was done in the outpatient clinic from 13 May to 13 July 2019 through a structured interview with 85 diabetes mellitus patients who were self- administering insulin as part of their therapy. Data collected was analyzed descriptively by using SPSS version 20.
Results and discussion: Majority of the participants were female (51.8%) and those in age group of 18- 29 (35.3%). Among those who knows the hypoglycemia, these findings were higher compared to study done in Pakistani where by 60% were aware of the home management of hypoglycemia. 45.9% of the respondents uses twice their syringe for injecting insulin during administration, and 52.9% of the respondents do not clean the injection site before administration. Higher education level was significantly associated with understanding of complications associated with DM.
Conclusion: this study showed that there was poor practice to so parameters among the respondents
--Pharmacy--Internal Medicine
Knowledge and Practice of Insulin Use Among Diabetes Mellitus Patients at Bugando Medical Centre. - Mwanza, Tanzania : Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS - Bugando]: Phone: +255 28 298 3384 : Fax: +255 28 298 3386 : Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz : Website: www.bugando.ac.tz : ©30.08.2019 - ix; 35 Pages includes references and appendices
Abstract:
Background: Diabetic mellitus is a chronic disease caused by inherited or acquired deficiency in production of insulin of by infectiveness of the insulin produce. Diabetes is recognized as the leading cause of death and disability worldwide.
Methodology: A cross sectional study was done in the outpatient clinic from 13 May to 13 July 2019 through a structured interview with 85 diabetes mellitus patients who were self- administering insulin as part of their therapy. Data collected was analyzed descriptively by using SPSS version 20.
Results and discussion: Majority of the participants were female (51.8%) and those in age group of 18- 29 (35.3%). Among those who knows the hypoglycemia, these findings were higher compared to study done in Pakistani where by 60% were aware of the home management of hypoglycemia. 45.9% of the respondents uses twice their syringe for injecting insulin during administration, and 52.9% of the respondents do not clean the injection site before administration. Higher education level was significantly associated with understanding of complications associated with DM.
Conclusion: this study showed that there was poor practice to so parameters among the respondents
--Pharmacy--Internal Medicine