Table 3 Factors associated with diabetic self-care practices among adults with diabetes mellitus on follow-up clinics at public hospitals of Arsi zone, southeast Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | Self-care practice status | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95%CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor N% | Good N% | ||||
Age | |||||
 18–24 | 18 (12.95) | 45 (28.13) | 1.500 (0.593–3.791)* | 10.44 (2.76–39.5)** | 0.001 |
 25–34 | 35 (25.2) | 35 (21.9) | 3.750 (1.423–9.883)* | 8.95 (1.89–42.48)** | 0.006 |
 35–44 | 27 (19.42) | 29 (18.13) | 2.611 (0.619–4.193)* | 7.24 (1.67–31.32)** | 0.008 |
 45–54 | 24 (17.3) | 24 (15) | 1.500 (0.563–3.997) | 3.39 (0.75–15.27) | 0.113 |
 55–64 | 20 (14.4) | 17 (10.63) | 1.275 (0.456–3.567) | 2.203 (0.48–10.16) | 0.311 |
  > 65 | 15 (10.8) | 10 (6.25) | 1 | 1 |  |
Marital status | |||||
 Single | 30 (21.6) | 56 (35) | 1.87 (1.198–2.908) | 1.1 (0.49–2.40) | 0.855 |
 Married | 104 (74.8) | 98 (61.25) | .942 (.715–1.242) | 1.3 (0.20–9.40) | 0.824 |
 Divorced | 2 (1.44) | 5 (3.13) | 2.5 (.485–12.889) | 0.3 (0.02–4.03) | 0.347 |
 Widowed | 3 (2.16) | 1 (0.625) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Monthly income | |||||
 Poor | 71 (51.1) | 87 (54.4) | 1 | 1 |  |
 Medium | 17 (12.2) | 25 (15.6) | 1.081 (0.569–2.054) | 1.563 (0.839–2.912) | 0.160 |
 Rich | 51 (36.7) | 48 (30) | 3.409 (1.684–6.898)* | 2.495 (1.07–5.85)** | 0.035 |
Family history of DM | |||||
 Yes | 15 (10.79) | 46 (28.75) | 3.282 (1.737–6.201)* | 4.49 (1.3–15.466)** | 0.017 |
 No | 124 (89.21) | 114 (71.25) | 1 | 1 |  |
Duration of diagnosis (years) | |||||
 < 5 | 52 (37.41) | 50 (31.25) | 1 | 1 |  |
 5–10 | 50 (35.97) | 45 (28.13) | 0.567 (0.324–0.992) | 0.96 (0.511–1.801) | 0.897 |
 > 10 | 37 (26.62) | 65 (40.62) | 0.520 (0.294–0.921)* | 2.14 (1.127–4.05)** | 0.020 |
Diabetic complication | |||||
 Yes | 32 (23) | 53 (33.1) | 1 | 1 |  |
 No | 107 (77) | 107 (66.9) | 2.634 (1.502–4.621)* | 3.87 (2.002–7.48)** | 0.001 |
Presence of glucometer | |||||
 Yes | 130(93.5) | 129(80.6) | 3.905(1.73–8.82)* | 4.077(1.78–9.33)** | 0.001 |
 No | 9(6.5) | 31(19.4) | 1 | 1 |  |