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May 24, 2026Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and ObesityOpen Access

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management Among Patients Attending Mbale Regional Referral Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study in Eastern Uganda

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RMRogers MakonjeRORonald OmoloSMSteward Mudenda

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Overview

Cross-sectional study finds low self-management prevalence in T2DM patients, suggesting targeted interventions are needed.

Key Points

  • This study aims to assess the prevalence of self-management practices and the factors influencing them among T2DM patients at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital.
  • Hospital-based cross-sectional study of 385 adults with T2DM attending a diabetes clinic
  • Participants selected through systematic random sampling from the clinic registry
  • Data collected via structured questionnaires, including the Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire (DSMQ)
  • Only 34.6% (133/385) of participants showed good self-management practices based on DSMQ scores
  • Higher education levels (AOR = 2.4, 95% CI: 1.52–4.81, p=0.001) and employment status (AOR = 5.3, 95% CI: 3.53–9.18, p=0.02) correlate with better self-management
  • Awareness of diabetes complications (AOR = 3.1, 95% CI: 1.70–5.76, p=0.041) and family support (AOR = 2.1, 95% CI: 1.60–7.74, p=0.006) are significant factors for good self-management

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Makonje et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1296b248a0ea1665673ae4https://doi.org/10.2147/dmso.s598398
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