Knowledge and Self-Reported Practice of Insulin Injection Device Disposal and Associated Factors Among Diabetes Patient in Tikur Anbessa Spcialized Teaching Hospital Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, 2020
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2020-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Background:
Poor disposal practices of insulin injection device among diabetes patients
causes gathering of sharps with in their home and which can result in personal injury and injuries to people in the household and general community. This can also results in the spread of blood born infections . .
Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess knowledge and self -reported practice of insulin injection device disposal and associated factors among diabetes patients in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Central Ethiopia.
Methods: A hospital based cross-sectional study was employed among 182 diabetes patients on follow-up at Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa from March/ 17/2020- May/18/2020 . Data was collected using a pre-tested interviewer administered questionnaires and then coded and entered into Epi-data version 4.6 and then exported into SPSS version 25 for analysis.
Descriptive data was presented using frequency, percentage and central tendencies wasconducted to describe and summarize the characteristics of study subjects . Bivariable logistic regression analysis was carried out and variables with p-value <0.25 in this analysis was included in to the multivariable logistic regression analysis. Adjusted odds ratio with 95%
confidence interval was estimated to identify the significant predictors. Finally, a p-value <0.05 used to declare statistical significance of the explanatory variables.
Results: More than half of participants (54%) had inadequate knowledge towards safe insulin injection waste disposal. Majority of respondents had poor practice and 92.3% of respondents unaware of how to dispose lancets after use and 69.2% of respondents threw sharps on street,flush down to toilet and river.
Conclusion and recommendation: Findings from presents study showed that knowledge and practice of the respondents were inadequate and poor towards safe insulin injection waste disposal in study area. The ministry of health should develop guideline on management of insulin injection device wastes generated at home.
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Addis Ababa, Diabetes Patient, Disposal, Injection device, Knowledge, Practice