Assessment of Adult Diabetic Clients Perception About The Effect of Diabetic Related Education and Counseling in Yekatit 12 and Black Lion Specialized Hospitals, A Cross- Sectional Study; Addis Ababa, 2009
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2009-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: The incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is rapidly
increasing on a global basis. Provision of proper educational session in health
care facilities is believed as important in the management of T2DM.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the perception of adult diabetic
patients on diabetic related education and counseling.
Method: This cross-sectional study was done in Addis Ababa Black Lion
Specialized Hospital (BLSH) and Yekatit 12 Hospital Diabetic clinics from April
25 – May 22, 2009. The techniques for data collection were interview method
and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Six nurses were interviewers and the
principal investigator supervised the over all process during an interview. FGD
was conducted by the investigator with the aid of tape-recorder. A total of
Four-hundred forty two participants with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and 25
patients were included in FGD. Data analysis was done using SPSS version
15.0 and results were presented by tables, figures and different statistical
tests were done to indicate associations between variables.
Result: Out of 442 study participants and 25 informants, nearly 56.6% of
them were females and 60.7% of them aged above 40 years of age. Three-
hundred ninety one (88.5%) of them were living with family and 225 (50.9%) of
them had low monthly income (< 400 ETB). Mean BMI and FBS of study
participants were 23.6 ± 3.81 kg/m2 and 164 ± 71.1 mg/dl respectively.
Almost half of the study participants had FBS level between 120- 199 mg/ dl
of blood.
Around 63.6 – 97.7% of study participants had sufficient knowledge on what
diabetes mellitus is, management options and related acute/ chronic
complications. Perception about given diabetic education was strongly
associated with age, education, income and duration of patient’s diagnosis
with T2DM (P < o.oo1 and p < 0.005).
Conclusions: Regular educational session for patients with adult onset
diabetes mellitus is mandatory for empowering them with knowledge and skill.
The result of this study will be used in those diabetic clinics as valuable
information for improvement of patient education, which is essential for the
betterment in quality of health.
Keywords: Counseling, education, perception, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
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Counseling, education, Perception, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus