Self-Care Practices and the Associated Socio-Demographic Variables of Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2dm) in Southeast, Nigeria.

Christiana Nkiru OkaforUchenna Prosper OkonkwoKenneth Umezulike AniEthel Ogoemeka OnuoraMathew NwokikeJane Turyasingura ByabagambiMunezero Tamu JohnBoscoValence MfitumukizaMercy Chinenye NwankwoAlex Tumusiime

Published in: Nutrition and metabolic insights (2024)

Individuals with diabetes mellitus have poor self-management behavior in most domains of the self-management practice. Age, gender, marital status, educational level, and occupation significantly influenced self-management practices. Hence nurses and health educators should take diabetes self-management education very seriously to help diabetes sufferers improve their self-management behavior.

Keyphrases

healthcare
glycemic control
type diabetes
primary care
cardiovascular disease
mental health
public health
health information
weight loss
risk assessment