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Depression and Associated Factors among Adult Diabetic Patients Attending at Diabetic Follow Up Clinic of Mikilililand Health Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(Addis Ababa University, 2023-11) Assamin Assafaw; Assefa Berihun (Ass. prof.)
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess depression and its associated factors among type-2 diabetic patients attending at diabetic follow up clinic of Mikililand health center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Methods: A facility based cross-sectional study design was conducted among 159 type-2 diabetic patients attending at diabetic follow up clinic of Mikililand health center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2023. Result: The overall prevalence of depression in the study was 41.5%. Those patient living in rent house [AOR= 5.927 (95% CI = 1.743,20.148)], those with duration of diabetes >5 yrs since diagnosis [AOR = 16.038 (95% CI = 1.611,159.3648)], those having family history of diabetes [AOR = 4.419 (95% CI =1.044,18.701)], those who had or experienced diabetes related complications [AOR= 9.166 (95% CI = 2.866, 29.314)] and alcohol use status [AOR = 30.1