Knowledge And Self-reported Practice Of Insulin Injection Device Disposal And Associated Factors Among Diabetes Patient In Tikur Anbessaspcialized Teaching Hospital Addis Abeba Ethiopia 2020

Background:rn Poor disposal practices of insulin injection device among diabetes patients rncauses gathering of sharps with in their home and which can result in personal injury and injuriesrnto people in the household and general community. This can also results in the spread of bloodrnborn infections . . rnObjectives: The aim of this study was to assess knowledge and self -reported practice ofrninsulin injection device disposal and associated factors among diabetes patients in Tikur Anbessa rnSpecialized Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Central Ethiopia. rnMethods: A hospital based cross-sectional study was employed among 182 diabetes patients rnon follow-up at Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa from March/ 17/2020- May/18/rn2020 . Data was collected using a pre-tested interviewer administered questionnaires and thenrncoded and entered into Epi-data version 4.6 and then exported into SPSS version 25 for analysis.rnDescriptive data was presented using frequency, percentage and central tendencies wasrnconducted to describe and summarize the characteristics of study subjects . Bivariable logisticrnregression analysis was carried out and variables with p-value

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