ArticleBMC endocrine disorders2022
Glycemic control among children and adolescents with diabetes in Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.
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- Adverse Outcomes and Associated Factors Among Children and Youths With Diabetes Mellitus in East Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Pooled it
- Poor glycemic control and its associated factors among type 1 diabetic children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Determinants of poor glycemic control in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Northwest Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Glycemic control and its associated factors among children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes in Ethiopia: a narrative review.The Pan African medical journal · 2026Review
- Exploring the clinical features and complications of type 1 diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia: A retrospective analysis.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Etiologic Determinants and Characteristics of Diabetes in Haitian Youth (EDDHY Study).Pediatric diabetes · 2025Article
- Expecting factors for inadequate glycemic control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a single center experience.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2024Article
- Predictors of glycemic control among type 1 pediatric diabetes patients-Northeast Ethiopia.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2024Article
- Poor glycemic control and its associated factors among children with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Harar, eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.BMC endocrine disorders · 2023Review
- Glycemic Control and Associated Factors Among Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Southwest Ethiopia.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2023Article
- Type 1 diabetes in low and middle-income countries - Tanzania a streak of hope.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundGlycemic control is an important part of diabetes management. Strict glycemic control has been shown to reduce the long-term complications of diabetes. However, achieving good glycemic control is challenging for people with diabetes especially in resource limited settings. The aim of this study was to assess glycemic control and identify its determinants among children and adolescents with diabetes.
methodsA cross-sectional study among 116 children and adolescents with diabetes was done at a pediatric endocrine clinic in southern Ethiopia. Data on socioeconomic, demographic, nutrition, and diabetes related variables were collected. Glycemic control was assessed based on glycosylated hemoglobin level. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify predictors of glycemic control.
resultsThe mean glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) of the participants was 9.6 ± 2.4% (81 ± 3 mmol/mol). Ninety seven (83.6%) of the study participants had poor glycemic control [HbA1c ≥7.5% (58 mmol/mol)]. The presence of lipodystrophic change at injection sites (p =0.028) and being from a family that cannot afford for insulin when there is no free supply (p =0.009) were associated with poor glycemic control.
conclusionsThe majority of children and adolescents with diabetes had poor glycemic control. Stakeholders shall focus on identifying strategies to improve the magnitude of poor glycemic control. More research is warranted to exhaustively list out factors contributing to poor glycemic control.
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