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ArticleMetabolism open2023

Factors associated with glycaemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Ho, Ghana: A cross-sectional study.

Stanley Kofi Alor, Irene M Akwo Kretchy, Franklin N Glozah, Philip Baba Adongo

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Article in Metabolism open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Stanley Kofi AlorDepartment of Social and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Irene M Akwo KretchyDepartment of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Franklin N GlozahDepartment of Social and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Philip Baba AdongoDepartment of Social and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.

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Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the status of glycaemic control and associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Methods: This was a hospital-based cross-sectional descriptive study of 326 patients with type 2 diabetes at the Ho Municipal and Teaching Hospitals. The adequate sample size was calculated using Yamane formula N/1 + Ne Results: Out of 310 patients who participated in the study, more than two-thirds (76.1 %) had poor glycaemic control. Patients who use combination of oral medication and insulin (AOR = 3.67, 95 % CI: 1.34-8.74), patients with diabetes for 16 years or more (AOR = 4.67, 95 % CI: 2.44-9.29), patients who did not practised diabetes self-care activities (AOR = 4.32, 95 % CI: 2.82-9.31) and patients with complications were (AOR = 2.47, 95%CI: 1.45-8.66) more likely to have poor glycaemic control. Age, employment, diabetes education, comorbidities, diabetes self-care activities, treatment type, complications, resident and duration of diabetes were significantly associated with poor glycaemic control. Conclusion: Based on this findings, teaching and counselling provided by nurses, physicians, dietitians and pharmacists should focus on improving adherence to diabetes self-care activities to attain good glycaemic control.

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Cross-sectional studyFasting blood glucose type 2 diabetes mellitusGhanaGlycaemic control

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