Table 1 Factors affecting knowledge of self-care among patients with diabetes at Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2017
Variable | Knowledge status | COR, P-value | AOR, P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Good N (%) | Poor N (%) | |||
Age in years | ||||
18–35 | 72 (79.1) | 19 (20.9) | 1 | 1 |
36–50 | 95 (76) | 30 (24) | 0.84 (0.44–1.60), P < 0.59 | 1.57 (0.46–5.37), P < 0.47 |
51–65 | 55 (62.5) | 33 (37.5) | 0.44 (0.23–0.86), P < 0.02 | 1.16 (0.26–5.15), P < 0.85 |
66 and above | 16 (47) | 18 (531) | 0.24 (0.10–0.54), P < 0.001 | 0.39 (0.07–2.10), P < 0.27 |
Sex | ||||
Female | 86 (55.8) | 68 (44.2) | 1 | 1 |
Male | 152 (82.6) | 32 (17.4) | 3.76 (2.29–6.17), P < 0.00 | 2.71 (1.30–5.65), P < 0.01** |
Level of education | ||||
No formal education | 40 (43.9) | 51 (46.1) | 1 | 1 |
Primary school | 65 (67.7) | 31 (32.3) | 2.67 (1.47–4.85), P < 0.001 | 1.06 (0.47–2.39), P < 0.88 |
Secondary school | 48 (85.7) | 8 (14.3) | 7.65 (3.25–17.99), P < 0.00 | 2.21 (0.74–6.57), P < 0.15 |
Higher school | 85 (89.5) | 10 (10.5) | 10.84 (4.99–23.52), P < 0.00 | 2.68 (0.95–7.57), P < 0.06 |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 204 (76.7) | 62 (23.3) | 3.68 (2.13–6.33), P < 0.00 | 3.37 (1.39–8.15), P < 0.01** |
Rural | 34 (47.2) | 38 (52.8) | 1 | 1 |
Type of DM | ||||
Type 1 | 78 (76.5) | 24 (23.5) | 1 | 1 |
Type 2 | 160 (67.8) | 76 (32.2) | 0.65 (0.38–1.10), P < 0.11 | 1.20 (0.38–3.79), P < 0.75 |
Monthly income | ||||
Low | 94 (58.4) | 67 (41.6) | 1 | 1 |
Medium | 90 (87.4) | 13 (12.6) | 4.94 (2.55–9.55), P < 0.00 | 2.55 (1.15–5.65), P < 0.02** |
High | 33 (89.2) | 4 (10.8) | 5.88 (1.99–17.38), P < 0.001 | 1.75 (0.47–6.51), P < 0.40 |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 47 (87) | 7 (13) | 1 | 1 |
Married | 166 (73.8) | 59 (26.2) | 0.42 (0.18–0.98), P < 0.44 | 0.45 (0.14–1.47), P < 0.17 |
Divorced | 11 (57.9) | 8 (42.1) | 0.21 (0.06–0.69), P < 0.01 | 0.40 (0.07–2.18), P < 0.29 |
Widowed | 14 (35) | 26 (65) | 0.08 (0.03–0.22), P < 0.00 | 0.15 (0.03–0.70), P < 0.02** |
Co-morbidities | ||||
Absent | 164 (77) | 49 (23) | 1 | 1 |
Present | 74 (59.2) | 51 (40.8) | 0.43 (0.27–0.70), P < 0.001 | 0.64 (0.29–0.39), P < 0.26 |
Duration of diabetes | ||||
1–5 years | 127 (76.5) | 39 (23.5) | 1 | 1 |
6–10 years | 58 (63.7) | 33 (36.3) | 0.54 (0.31–0.94), P < 0.03 | 0.74 (0.34–1.58), P < 0.43 |
11–15 years | 36 (66.7) | 18 (33.3) | 0.61 (0.31–1.20), P < 0.15 | 0.87 (0.34–2.21), P < 0.78 |
16 and above | 17 (62.9) | 10 (37.1) | 0.52 (0.22–1.23), P < 0.14 | 0.85 (0.23–3.18), P < 0.81 |