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Assessment of Adherence to Insulin Self-Administration and Associated Factors Among Type I Diabetic Patients at Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia

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Tadele K, Abebe A, Teklebirhan T and Desalegn S

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by chronic hyperglycemia with disturbances of metabolism of food resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Adherence is defined as the extent to which a patient’s behaviour coincides with the prescribed health care regimen. Achieving glucose control requires adherence to a variety of self-management regimens, most notably to insulin injection for type I diabetes. 

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the level of adherence to insulin self-administration and associated factors among type I diabetic patient at Jimma University specialized hospital, Ethiopia. 

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DOI: 10.4172/2470-7570.1000119

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