Poor Self-Care Practices and Being Urban Resident Strongly Predict Chronic Complications Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Eastern Ethiopia: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

Shiferaw Letta Fekadu B AgaTesfaye Assebe YadetaBiftu Geda Yadeta Dessie

Published in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2022)

The burden of chronic complications was high, with nearly half of T2D patients experiencing one or more chronic complications. Almost one in ten patients suffered from multiple chronic complications. The complications were mainly influenced by being urban resident, low wealth status, and poor self-care practices. Therefore, health care providers need to educate patients and promote self-care practices and healthy lifestyles to achieve treatment goals and lower the risk of chronic complications.

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