Self-Care Activities among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Morocco: Prevalence and Determinants

  • Adarmouch L
  • Sebbani M
  • Dahmash L
  • et al.
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Background: Self-care is an important, though often neglected, area of type 2 diabetes management in lower and middle income countries (LMICs). In Mo-rocco, whilst the evolution of the disease is increasing rapidly, evidence documenting disease self-care patterns remains scarce. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of self-care activities among patients with type 2 diabetes in Morocco, and to identify the factors associated with good self-care practices. Methods: We performed a secondary analysis of data of 406 patients aged 30 years old and over, diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus for at least 6 months. Self-care activities were assessed using the Moroccan version of the Summary of diabetes self-care activities. Studied factors included socio-demographics, disease features and healthcare use. Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios were calculated using logistic regression. Results: Mean age was 55.8 ± 11.6 years old. Females represented 68.7% of the respondents. Mean estimates of the frequency of self-care practices exceeded 3.5 days per week for diet, exercise and foot-care; of these, good dietary behavior was the most prevalent (63.6%). In multivariate analysis, females displayed better dietary behavior (OR = 1.81 [1.27-2.58]), and less frequent foot care (OR = 1.81 [1.27-2.58]) than males. Lower levels of exercise were associated with being female (0.42 [0.26-0.68]), and belonging to the higher income category (0.55 [0.34-0.88]). Residents in rural areas also reported better exercise practices (1.72 [1.07-2.78]). Conclusion: This study draws attention to self-care practices and their determinants in the Moroccan context. Such findings should help in the design, implementation, and evaluation of self-management interventions for people with type 2 diabetes. How to cite this paper: Adarmouch, L., Sebbani, M., Dahmash, L. and Amine, M. (2020) Self-Care Activities among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Morocco: Prevalence and Determinants. Open Journal of Epidemiology, 10, 55-65.

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Adarmouch, L., Sebbani, M., Dahmash, L., & Amine, M. (2020). Self-Care Activities among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Morocco: Prevalence and Determinants. Open Journal of Epidemiology, 10(01), 55–65. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojepi.2020.101005

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