Hypoglycemia Prevention Practice and Associated Factors among Diabetic Patients on Follow-Up at Public Hospitals of Central Zone, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018

Table 2

Health profile, knowledge, and attitude towards hypoglycemia prevention practice among patients with diabetes mellitus at public hospitals, central zone, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018.

Variable	Category	Poor practice	Good practice	Total
Type of DM	Type one	42 (15.4%)	71 (26.1%)	113 (41.5%)
	Type two	58 (21.3%)	101 (37.1%)	159 (58.5)
Diabetic complication	Yes	26 (9.2%)	52 (19.1%)	77 (28.3%)
	No	75 (27.6%)	120 (44.1%)	195 (71.7%)
Family history of DM	Yes	17 (6.3%)	26 (9.6%)	43 (15.8%)
	No	83 (30.5%)	146 (53.7%)	229 (84.1%)
Attending diabetic education	Yes	59 (21.7%)	120 (44.1%)	179 (65.8%)
	No	41 (15.1%)	52 (19.1%)	93 (34.2%)
Member of diabetic association	Yes	17 (6.3%)	40 (14.7%)	57 (21%)
	No	41 (15.1%)	79 (29%)	120 (44.1%)
	I did not know	42 (15.4)	53 (19.5)	95 (34.9)
Having a glucometer	Yes	8 (2.9%)	41 (15.1%)	49 (18%)
	No	92 (33.8%)	131 (48.2%)	223 (82%)
Knowing their current glucose level	Yes	54 (19.9%)	104 (38.2%)	158 (58.2%)
	No	46 (16.9%)	68 (25%)	114 (41.8%)
Attitude towards DM	Favorable	36 (13.2%)	96 (35.3%)	132 (48.5%)
	Unfavorable	64 (23.5%)	76 (27.9%)	140 (51.4%)
Knowledge towards hypoglycemia	Good	36 (13.2%)	143 (52.6%)	179 (65.8%)
	Poor	64 (23.5%)	29 (10.7%)	93 (33.8%)