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    Knowledge of Cardiovascular Diseases Risk Factors and Its Associated Factors Among Patients Followed up in Diabetes Mellitus Clinic in Adama General Hospital and Medical College
    (Addis Ababa University, 2024-02-13) Azene Wondayehu; Daniel Mengistu; Boka Dugassa
    Background The leading cause of death and morbidity worldwide is cardiovascular disease. This is because risk factors for cardiovascular diseases that can be changed are becoming more and more common. Therefore, the study's goal was to determine the knowledge and unhealthy habits of diabetes mellitus patients that lead to cardiovascular diseases. Objective: - Knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors and its associated factors among patients follow up in diabetes mellitus clinic in Adama general hospital, Ethiopia, 2024 Method: - An institution based quantitative cross-sectional study design and from February 20/ 2024 to March 20/ 2024 was conducted. The data was entering EpiData 4.2 version, then exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. The adjustment odds ratio was used to measure the strength of association at 95% CI to assess the existence and strength of association, and if p < 0.05, statistical significance was declared. Finally, the outcome was provided in the form of descriptive text, tables and graphs. Result: -The findings of this study indicated that 56 % of the respondents had good knowledge. Participant’s age 50 % less likely from 45 to 64 years old than age ≥65 years old (AOR=0.5, 95% CI: (0.26-0.99) and duration of diabetics’ mellitus 4 and 5 times more likely from 11 to 20 years and ≥ to 21 years than ≤ 10 years (AOR=4.3, 95% CI: (1.71-10.78) and (AOR =5.2, 95 % CI: (1.37-19.63) respectively. From participants occupation employed, house wife, self-employed and daily laborer 3, 7, 2, 1 and 3 times more likely than students (AOR=3.32, 95 % CI: (1.15-9.52), (AOR=7.35, 95 % CI: (2.4-22.4), (AOR=2.9, 95 % CI: (1.11-9.7.62) and (AOR=3.2, 95 % CI: (1.1-9.13) respectively. Family history of cardiovascular disease 38 % less likely than not have (AOR=0.62, 95 % CI: (0.39-0.98), 43 % less likely than not use of chat (AOR=0.57, 95 % CI: (0.35-0.92), drinking alcohol 41% less likely than not drinking (AOR=0.59, 95 % CI: (0.37-0.94) and monthly income from 5251 7800 (AOR=2.046, 95 % CI: (1.04-4.03) Conclusion and recommendation: - The findings of this study indicated that 56 % of the respondents had good knowledge. participant’s age, monthly income, duration of DM, occupational status, drinking alcohol and use chat, types of DM and family history of cardiovascular disease