Knowledge and Attitude on Insulin Self-Administration among Type 1 Diabetic Patients at Metu Karl Referral Hospital, Ethiopia
Table 4
Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses of factors associated with good knowledge on ISA among type 1 diabetic patients at MKRH, 2019.
Variables
Categories
Knowledge on ISA
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
value
Poor
Good
Age group
<33.7 years
87
63
1
1
≥33.7 years
62
30
0.67 (0.39-1.15)
0.91 (0.49-1.68)
0.751
Marital status
Single
45
36
4.65 (1.54-14.1)
3.59 (1.15-11.3)
0.028
Married
69
53
5.40 (1.73-16.8)
2.96 (0.86-10.1)
0.084
Divorced/widowed
27
8
1
1
Educational status
Unable to read and write
43
15
1
1
Able to read and write to G-8
61
24
1.13 (0.53-2.40)
1.20 (0.53-2.70)
0.667
Secondary and above
45
54
3.44 (0.78-3.17)
3.02 (1.36-6.74)
0.007
Diabetes association membership
Yes
78
63
1.91 (1.11-3.28)
1.44 (0.78-2.66)
0.243
No
71
30
1
1
Duration of insulin use
<5 years
25
10
1
1
≥5 years
124
83
4.49 (1.51-13.3)
3.70 (1.16-11.8)
0.027
CI = confidence interval; COR = crude odds ratio; AOR = adjusted odds ratio; = significant at value < 0.05; = significant at value < 0.01; ISA = insulin self-administration.
