Example: confidence

Knowledge and Attitude on Insulin Self …

Advances in Surgical Sciences 2015; 3(5): 32-36. Published online October 8, 2015 ( ). doi: ISSN: 2376-6174 (Print); ISSN: 2376-6182 (Online). Knowledge and Attitude on Insulin self administration Among Type One Diabetic Patients in Mekele Hospital,Tigray, Ethiopia, 2015. Hadgu Gerensea1, *, Admasu Moges2, Birikity Shumiyee2, Frweyine Abrha2, Medina Yesuf2, Tewelde Birihan2, Tsiyon Birhanu1, Zomanesh Getahun2. 1. School of Nursing, Axum University, Axum, Ethiopia 2. Axum University, Referral Hospital, Axum, Ethiopia Email address: (H. Gerensea).

33 Hadgu Gerensea et al.: Knowledge and Attitude on Insulin Self Administration Among Type One Diabetic Patients in Mekele Hospital,Tigray, Ethiopia, 2015 requiring diabetes patient possess poor knowledge of

Tags:

  Administration, Self, Self administration

Information

Domain:

Source:

Link to this page:

Please notify us if you found a problem with this document:

Other abuse

Transcription of Knowledge and Attitude on Insulin Self …

1 Advances in Surgical Sciences 2015; 3(5): 32-36. Published online October 8, 2015 ( ). doi: ISSN: 2376-6174 (Print); ISSN: 2376-6182 (Online). Knowledge and Attitude on Insulin self administration Among Type One Diabetic Patients in Mekele Hospital,Tigray, Ethiopia, 2015. Hadgu Gerensea1, *, Admasu Moges2, Birikity Shumiyee2, Frweyine Abrha2, Medina Yesuf2, Tewelde Birihan2, Tsiyon Birhanu1, Zomanesh Getahun2. 1. School of Nursing, Axum University, Axum, Ethiopia 2. Axum University, Referral Hospital, Axum, Ethiopia Email address: (H. Gerensea).

2 To cite this article: Hadgu Gerensea, Admasu Moges, Birikity Shumiyee, Frweyine Abrha, Medina Yesuf, Tewelde Birihan, Tsiyon Birhanu, Zomanesh Getahun. Knowledge and Attitude on Insulin self administration Among Type One Diabetic Patients in Mekele Hospital,Tigray, Ethiopia, 2015. Advances in Surgical Sciences. Vol. 3, No. 5, 2015, pp. 32-36. doi: Abstract: Introduction. Insulin is a valuable drug for, those who are in need of it. Insulin will have tremendous impact, when used properly. Intensive Insulin therapy was essential in the maintennce of strict glycemic control among Insulin requiring patients with diabetes.

3 However this presents challenges in the face of the complexities associated with Insulin use and also taking in the consideration the potential danger associated with inappropriate use. Insufficient Knowledge and Attitude of Insulin self administration can result in preventable complication, adverse patient outcome, poor adherence to therapy and invariably poor glycemic control. Objectives. to assess Knowledge and Attitude on Insulin self administration among type 1 DM. patients in Mekele hospital 2015. Methodology. Institution based descriptive cross sectional study was conducted.

4 The study subject where type 1 DM patients in Mekele hospital (attending chronic follow up).Data was collected by interview using pre - tested structured questionnaires. The data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 16. All type one DM patients were included in the study. Result. among 141 respondents, more than half 78 ( ) of them had average Knowledge and majority 96 ( ) of the participants had favorable Attitude . Conclusion and recommendation. the finding of this showed that type 1. diabetic patient had average Knowledge and favorable Attitude towards self administration of Insulin injection.

5 It is suggested that more should be done on areas like medias, health professionals on health education towards Insulin self administration for type 1 DM patients. Keywords: Knowledge , Attitude , Insulin self administration 1. Introduction Diabetes is a public health problem which is a chronic inappropriately. For this reason, it is identified as one of the disease and is now as an epidemic in both developed and five high alert medications that have the greatest risk of developing counties. DM is recognize d as one of the leading causing injury to Patients because of medication errors.

6 [2,3]. cause of death and disability worldwide The physical social Intensive Insulin therapy is essential in maintenance of and economic factors involved in the management of strict glycemic control among Insulin requiring patients diabetes are a continuous strain for health sector as well as to with diabetes. However this presents a challenge In the face government agencies While there has been a great of the complexities associated with Insulin use and also improvement in the Knowledge , epidemiology and taking in to consideration the potential dangers associated management of this condition in the developed world, there with inappropriate use.

7 Insufficient Knowledge of Insulin has been little or no improvement in sub - Saharan Africa self injection can result in preventable complication, including Ethiopia.[1] adverse patient out came full adherence to therapy and Insulin is one of the harm full medications if used invariably poor glycemic control [4]. Many Insulin 33 Hadgu Gerensea et al.: Knowledge and Attitude on Insulin self administration Among Type One Diabetic Patients in Mekele Hospital,Tigray, Ethiopia, 2015. requiring diabetes patient possess poor Knowledge of future for further study.

8 Insulin use are conversant with some important terms such as keto - acidosis, Insulin reaction hypoglycemia. [5] 2. Objectives It is a growing concern worldwide; while there has been a great improvement, in the Knowledge , epidemiology and General Objectives management of this condition in the developed worlds, there has been little or no improvement in sub Sara Africa To assess Knowledge and Attitude on Insulin self including Ethiopia [1] administration among type one diabetic patients in Knowledge about Insulin self administration is a fully Mekele hospital, Tigray, Ethiopia 2015.

9 Requests for individuals and communities to take action for Specific Objectives control of diabetes the treatment for type 1 diabetes (IDDM). is inject able Insulin therapy which requires coordination and To determine Knowledge on Insulin self administration understanding of both the individuals with diabetes and those among type 1 diabetic patients. responsible for diabetic care. The diabetes patients who are To explore Attitude of type 1 diabetic patients on Insulin on Insulin need to be knowledgeable regarding the disease self administration and Insulin therapy and also they must have a competency and positive Attitude towards self administration of Insulin 3.

10 Methodology injection to overcome the barriers of Insulin injection and to have good glycemic control. Patients need Knowledge to Study Area improve the competency level of self administration of Insulin which in turn will help in better glycemic control and The study was conducted in Mekele hospital, which is a avoid complications. Glycemic control and prevention of teaching and regional hospital located in Mekele town, complication will reduce the cost of treatment and diabetes North Ethiopia, at 783km away from Addis Ababa, the related mortality [6] capital city of Ethiopia.


Related search queries