Glycemic control and its associated factors among adult diabetic patients in Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Conclusion: A high prevalence of poor glycemic control status (82.4%) was observed among diabetic patients in this study area, and disease-related factors like duration of diabetes, complication, treatment type and lack of self-glucose monitoring, physical exercise, and dyslipidemia were identified as factors significantly associated with poor glycemic control status. The finding of the current study should be taken into account to conduct a strategic and timely intervention on significantly associated factors to delay diabetic complications and to improve the health outcome of diabetic patients. Routine screening and monitoring of dyslipidemia and providing health education on behavioral factors were the necessary measures that should be conducted to reduce the burden of poor glycemic control status among diabetic patients.Keywords: Diabetes mellitus; Glycemic control; Glycated hemoglobin; Hossana; Ethiopia.
Source: African Health Sciences - Category: African Health Authors: Source Type: research