International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS)
Vol 10, No 1: March 2021

Quality of self-management among diabetes mellitus patient

Rapitos Sidiq (Health Polytecnic Padang)
Widdefrita Widdefrita (Health Polytecnic Padang)
John Amos (Health Polytecnic Padang)
Novelasari Novelasari (Health Polytecnic Padang)
Mahaza Mahaza (Health Health Polytecnic Padang)
Ismail Ismail (Health Health Polytecnic Aceh)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Mar 2021

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that has very high morbidity and mortality rate. This disease cannot be cured but can be controlled with good self-management. This research determined the quality of self-management of diabetics at community health centers in Padang City in 2019. This is a descriptive-analytic study with amount of samples 105 people with diabetes. Data collection was carried out from July to November 2019 at seven community health centers in Padang City, namely: Nanggalo, Lapai, Alai, Andalas, Ambacang, Kuranji and Pauh community health centers. Data were collected by interviewing and processed by the stages of coding, editing, tabulating, and transferring. Data were analyzed by bivariate and multivariate analysis (Chi-square and logistic regression) with a significant level of 0.05 (5%). The results showed that 60% of the quality of self-management in good category. Factors that significantly affect the quality of self-management are physical exercise/sports (p-value=0.003), education (p-value=0.006) and regularity of taking medication (p-value=0.021). The quality of self-management is largely good and physical exercise greatly affects the quality of self-management of diabetes mellitus patients.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJPHS

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions

Description

International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes material on all aspects of public health science. This IJPHS provides the ideal platform for the discussion of more sophisticated public health research and practice for authors and readers world ...