dc.contributor.author | Tutu, Cyrus | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-04T11:51:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-11-04T11:51:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-09 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Tutu, Cyrus (2015). Living healthy with diabetes. 1 st Global Conference on Patient Centered Care, 29 th September – 2 nd October, 2015 Kenyatta University Amphitheatre Nairobi, Kenya | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://kupccconference.ku.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Final-progam-book-of-abstracts.pdf | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/92255 | |
dc.description.abstract | 775,200 cases of diabetes were recorded in Kenya in 2014. Personnel
and resources needed to
manage diabetes are expensive and limited
(IDF). 67.9% of Kenyans with diabetes have limited
or no knowledge about etiology of diabetes with poor attitudes and practices against the disease.
There is limited availability of self
-
man
agement education in Kenya (United Nations Summit of
2011), with the existing ones being incoherent.
Patient education is the cornerstone of care for
patients with diabetes. Efficient management of diabetes includes patient‘s understanding his or
her disea
se and using such knowledge for an effective self
-
care.
The objective of this study was
t
o provide
a
patient
-
oriented guide supplying clear algorithms of management and prevention of
diabetes disease. This shall facilitate informed decision
-
making and impr
oved self
-
care
behaviors of diabetics. A descriptive transversal observational study among previously and
newly diagnosed patients with diabetes attending the Kenyatta University Diabetes Outpatient
Health Unit Department was conducted from June, 2014 to N
ovember, 2014. Outreach
assessment in the same facility was conducted on November 14th, 2014. The guide also sought evidence from the Kenya Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation [MOPHS], 2010.Overall
mean knowledge score of the subjects was 39.5 % ±16.7
% range.
No statistically significant
difference in knowledge scores with respect to family history of diabetes, age and sex, p > 0.05.
Patient characteristics such as illiteracy and denial are main challenges facing Kenyans with
diabetes.
In conclusion p
atients with diabetes have the right of access to diabetes education at the
right time (IDF). There is little or no knowledge of its risk factors, prevention and management
(20%). Increased awareness is highly recommended (IDF). | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.title | Living healthy with diabetes | en_US |
dc.type | Presentation | en_US |
dc.type.material | en | en_US |