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Copyright: © 2015 Kandrychуn SV, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the term... more Copyright: © 2015 Kandrychуn SV, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
BMC Research Notes, Aug 6, 2019
Objectives: To assess self-care practices and associated factors among hypertensive patients in A... more Objectives: To assess self-care practices and associated factors among hypertensive patients in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital 2017/2018. Result: Good self-care practice was found only among 20.3% of respondents. Adherence to not smoking, antihypertensive medication, alcohol abstinence, dietary management, physical exercise and weight management was found to be 99.
Journal of Psychiatry, 2015
Background: Substance abuse is a serious problem that interferes with an individual's physical an... more Background: Substance abuse is a serious problem that interferes with an individual's physical and mental health, on the individual social situation and responsibilities. Of the young segment of the Ethiopian population, college and university students are the most at risk of using psychoactive substances. Its use among adolescents can be harmful, leading to decreased academic performance, increased risk of contracting HIV/AIDS including sexually transmitted diseases, and psychiatric disorders. Hence a need to conduct studies in this issue is fundamental and with the aim of determining the magnitude of psychoactive substance use among University students at Adigrat, this investigation was conducted. Methodology: An institution based cross sectional study design using quantitative method was employed on 161 students; and after stratifying for department and batch, systematic random sampling was used to select study subjects. The study period was from April 1 to June 20, 2014. Data was gathered by anonymous self-administer questionnaire using ASSIST and CAGE tools; also abuse was determined at a score of ≥ 2 on CAGE. Result: The magnitude of substance abuse was 16.7%. The commonly abused substances were alcohol (8.7%) followed by Khat (6.7%); and cigarettes were abused by 6% of the participants. Comparably 3.33% and 2% were cannabis and cocaine abusers respectively. Peer pressure 29 (34.52%), family pressure 25 (29.76%), availability of the substances 17 (20.24%), including religious purpose 3 (3.57%) were common reasons to initiate extracting substances. In addition nearly half of them started using substances at the primary school level. Recommendation: It is important to design suitable policies, culturally and psychologically appropriate intervention packages so as to tackle multiple effects of psychoactive substance abuse among University students.
International Journal of Endocrinology, Mar 13, 2020
Background. Hypoglycemia is an acute medical situation that occurs when blood glucose level falls... more Background. Hypoglycemia is an acute medical situation that occurs when blood glucose level falls below 70 mg/dl. Although prevention of hypoglycemia is one cornerstone in the management of diabetes mellitus, its prevention practice among patients with diabetes mellitus is insufficiently studied. Moreover, the existed scarce literature in Ethiopia revealed hypoglycemia prevention practice is inadequate. us, this study tried to assess hypoglycemia prevention practices and associated factors among diabetic patients. Methods. Hospital-based cross-sectional study design was employed from March 1 to April 1, 2018, in the central zone of Tigray regional state of Ethiopia. A total of 272 diabetes mellitus patients selected by a systematic random sampling method were included in the study. Data were entered into Epi-data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 23 for further analysis. e binary logistic regression model (AOR, 95% CI, and p value < 0.05) was used to determine the predictors of hypoglycemia prevention practice. Results. e mean age of respondents was 43.62 years, and about 100 (63.2%) participants had good hypoglycemia prevention practice. Good knowledge on hypoglycemia (AOR � 10.34; 95% CI [5.41, 19.89]), having a glucometer at home (AOR � 3.02; 95% CI [1.12, 8.12]), favorable attitude towards diabetes mellitus (AOR � 2.36 CI [1.26, 4.39]), and being governmental employee (AOR � 5.19, 95% CI [1.63, 16.58]) were positive predictors of good hypoglycemia prevention practice. However, being divorced (AOR � 0.13, 95% CI [0.32, 0.53]) was found negatively associated with good hypoglycemia prevention practice. Conclusion. Only two-thirds of the study participants were found to have good hypoglycemia prevention practices. Healthcare personnel and Ethiopian diabetic association should promote patients' attitude towards DM and knowledge on hypoglycemia by strengthening information, education, and communication program. Stakeholders should also try to provide glucometers to diabetic patients.
Research Square (Research Square), Sep 27, 2019
Background Hypoglycemia is an acute medical situation that occurs when blood sugar falls below th... more Background Hypoglycemia is an acute medical situation that occurs when blood sugar falls below the recommended level. Even though, hypoglycemia prevention practice in the management of diabetes mellitus is one cornerstone in controlling the effect of hypoglycemia, hypoglycemia prevention practice among patients with diabetes mellitus is insufficiently studied. Moreover, the existed scarce literature in Ethiopia revealed hypoglycemia prevention practice is inadequate. Thus, this study tried to assess hypoglycemia prevention practices and associated factors among diabetic patients.Methods Hospital-based, cross-sectional study design was employed from April one to March one 2018 in Central Zone of Tigray Regional state of Ethiopia. A total of 272 diabetes mellitus patients were selected by systematic random sampling method from study area. The collected data was checked for
Background: Poor glycemic control is a major determinant for complications of diabetes mellitus. ... more Background: Poor glycemic control is a major determinant for complications of diabetes mellitus. In order to prevent the complications, identifying the determinants of poor glycemic control are imperative. However, only few studies were conducted related to this topic, particularly in Tigray. Hence, this study was aimed at identifying the determinants of poor glycemic control in the Centeral Zone of Tigray, North Ethiopia. Methods: A hospital based case-contrl study was conducted from from August 1 to September 30, 2018. A total of 87 cases and 173 controls selected by systematic random sampling technique were included in the study. Data were entered into Epi data version 3.1.1 and exported to SPSS version 23 for further analysis. Bivariable logistic regression analysis followed by multivariable logistic regression analysis (AOR, 95% CI and p value
International Journal of Endocrinology
Background. Diabetic nephropathy is real damage resulting from having uncontrolled diabetes melli... more Background. Diabetic nephropathy is real damage resulting from having uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. Unmanaged diabetic nephropathy is one of the most leading causes of kidney failure. There is a scarcity of information on the determinants of diabetic nephropathy among diabetes mellitus patients in Ethiopia. Identification of the determinants can help devise a strategy to properly address the disease and its consequences. Therefore, this study was designed to assess the determinants of diabetic nephropathy among diabetes mellitus patients. Methods. Unmatched case-control study design with 168 cases and 672 controls with a mean age of 45.18 and 62.12, respectively, participated in the study. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was employed for data collection, and a systematic sampling technique was used to select the study participants. Data were entered into Epi data and exported to SPSS for data clarification and analysis. Binary logistic regression analysis was carried out...
Copyright: © 2015 Kandrychуn SV, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the term... more Copyright: © 2015 Kandrychуn SV, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
BMC Research Notes, Aug 6, 2019
Objectives: To assess self-care practices and associated factors among hypertensive patients in A... more Objectives: To assess self-care practices and associated factors among hypertensive patients in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital 2017/2018. Result: Good self-care practice was found only among 20.3% of respondents. Adherence to not smoking, antihypertensive medication, alcohol abstinence, dietary management, physical exercise and weight management was found to be 99.
Journal of Psychiatry, 2015
Background: Substance abuse is a serious problem that interferes with an individual's physical an... more Background: Substance abuse is a serious problem that interferes with an individual's physical and mental health, on the individual social situation and responsibilities. Of the young segment of the Ethiopian population, college and university students are the most at risk of using psychoactive substances. Its use among adolescents can be harmful, leading to decreased academic performance, increased risk of contracting HIV/AIDS including sexually transmitted diseases, and psychiatric disorders. Hence a need to conduct studies in this issue is fundamental and with the aim of determining the magnitude of psychoactive substance use among University students at Adigrat, this investigation was conducted. Methodology: An institution based cross sectional study design using quantitative method was employed on 161 students; and after stratifying for department and batch, systematic random sampling was used to select study subjects. The study period was from April 1 to June 20, 2014. Data was gathered by anonymous self-administer questionnaire using ASSIST and CAGE tools; also abuse was determined at a score of ≥ 2 on CAGE. Result: The magnitude of substance abuse was 16.7%. The commonly abused substances were alcohol (8.7%) followed by Khat (6.7%); and cigarettes were abused by 6% of the participants. Comparably 3.33% and 2% were cannabis and cocaine abusers respectively. Peer pressure 29 (34.52%), family pressure 25 (29.76%), availability of the substances 17 (20.24%), including religious purpose 3 (3.57%) were common reasons to initiate extracting substances. In addition nearly half of them started using substances at the primary school level. Recommendation: It is important to design suitable policies, culturally and psychologically appropriate intervention packages so as to tackle multiple effects of psychoactive substance abuse among University students.
International Journal of Endocrinology, Mar 13, 2020
Background. Hypoglycemia is an acute medical situation that occurs when blood glucose level falls... more Background. Hypoglycemia is an acute medical situation that occurs when blood glucose level falls below 70 mg/dl. Although prevention of hypoglycemia is one cornerstone in the management of diabetes mellitus, its prevention practice among patients with diabetes mellitus is insufficiently studied. Moreover, the existed scarce literature in Ethiopia revealed hypoglycemia prevention practice is inadequate. us, this study tried to assess hypoglycemia prevention practices and associated factors among diabetic patients. Methods. Hospital-based cross-sectional study design was employed from March 1 to April 1, 2018, in the central zone of Tigray regional state of Ethiopia. A total of 272 diabetes mellitus patients selected by a systematic random sampling method were included in the study. Data were entered into Epi-data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 23 for further analysis. e binary logistic regression model (AOR, 95% CI, and p value < 0.05) was used to determine the predictors of hypoglycemia prevention practice. Results. e mean age of respondents was 43.62 years, and about 100 (63.2%) participants had good hypoglycemia prevention practice. Good knowledge on hypoglycemia (AOR � 10.34; 95% CI [5.41, 19.89]), having a glucometer at home (AOR � 3.02; 95% CI [1.12, 8.12]), favorable attitude towards diabetes mellitus (AOR � 2.36 CI [1.26, 4.39]), and being governmental employee (AOR � 5.19, 95% CI [1.63, 16.58]) were positive predictors of good hypoglycemia prevention practice. However, being divorced (AOR � 0.13, 95% CI [0.32, 0.53]) was found negatively associated with good hypoglycemia prevention practice. Conclusion. Only two-thirds of the study participants were found to have good hypoglycemia prevention practices. Healthcare personnel and Ethiopian diabetic association should promote patients' attitude towards DM and knowledge on hypoglycemia by strengthening information, education, and communication program. Stakeholders should also try to provide glucometers to diabetic patients.
Research Square (Research Square), Sep 27, 2019
Background Hypoglycemia is an acute medical situation that occurs when blood sugar falls below th... more Background Hypoglycemia is an acute medical situation that occurs when blood sugar falls below the recommended level. Even though, hypoglycemia prevention practice in the management of diabetes mellitus is one cornerstone in controlling the effect of hypoglycemia, hypoglycemia prevention practice among patients with diabetes mellitus is insufficiently studied. Moreover, the existed scarce literature in Ethiopia revealed hypoglycemia prevention practice is inadequate. Thus, this study tried to assess hypoglycemia prevention practices and associated factors among diabetic patients.Methods Hospital-based, cross-sectional study design was employed from April one to March one 2018 in Central Zone of Tigray Regional state of Ethiopia. A total of 272 diabetes mellitus patients were selected by systematic random sampling method from study area. The collected data was checked for
Background: Poor glycemic control is a major determinant for complications of diabetes mellitus. ... more Background: Poor glycemic control is a major determinant for complications of diabetes mellitus. In order to prevent the complications, identifying the determinants of poor glycemic control are imperative. However, only few studies were conducted related to this topic, particularly in Tigray. Hence, this study was aimed at identifying the determinants of poor glycemic control in the Centeral Zone of Tigray, North Ethiopia. Methods: A hospital based case-contrl study was conducted from from August 1 to September 30, 2018. A total of 87 cases and 173 controls selected by systematic random sampling technique were included in the study. Data were entered into Epi data version 3.1.1 and exported to SPSS version 23 for further analysis. Bivariable logistic regression analysis followed by multivariable logistic regression analysis (AOR, 95% CI and p value
International Journal of Endocrinology
Background. Diabetic nephropathy is real damage resulting from having uncontrolled diabetes melli... more Background. Diabetic nephropathy is real damage resulting from having uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. Unmanaged diabetic nephropathy is one of the most leading causes of kidney failure. There is a scarcity of information on the determinants of diabetic nephropathy among diabetes mellitus patients in Ethiopia. Identification of the determinants can help devise a strategy to properly address the disease and its consequences. Therefore, this study was designed to assess the determinants of diabetic nephropathy among diabetes mellitus patients. Methods. Unmatched case-control study design with 168 cases and 672 controls with a mean age of 45.18 and 62.12, respectively, participated in the study. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was employed for data collection, and a systematic sampling technique was used to select the study participants. Data were entered into Epi data and exported to SPSS for data clarification and analysis. Binary logistic regression analysis was carried out...