INDIVIDUAL FACTORS AFFECTING THE UTILIZATION OF DIABETIC SCREENING SERVICES AMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING NSINZE HEALTH CENTER IV, NAMUTUMBA DISTRICT. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
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https://doi.org/10.71020/jwhr.v2i1.13Keywords:
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic screening services, Nsinze health centre IVAbstract
Background
Statistics represent diagnosed cases of diabetes, globally one in two adults aged 20–79 years are undiagnosed and unaware that they have type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. The study aims to assess the individual factors affecting the utilization of diabetic screening services among patients attending Nsinze Health Center IV, Namutumba district.
Methodology
A descriptive cross-sectional study, using quantitative approaches. Data was collected from 30 patients who had not utilized diabetic screening services at Nsinze Health Center IV through a semi-structured questionnaire. Respondents were selected using simple random sampling.
Results
21 (70%), fell within the 30–39 age bracket, 24 (80%), were unemployed, 18 (60%), were single, 18 (60%), understand diabetic screening services as testing for diabetes mellitus 20 (67%), recognize that utilizing diabetic screening services helps to confirm diabetes mellitus 20 (67%), of admit to fearing pain from injections 24 (80%), have had bad previous experiences with health services, 25 (83%), believe patients without diabetes don't need to utilize diabetic screening services, 17 (59%), believe diabetic screening services pose no danger to patients, 17 (57%), reported that their culture didn’t support the utilization of diabetic screening services.
Conclusion
Individually, patients expressed apprehension about the injections associated with screening and held prevalent misconceptions, believing screening was unnecessary without symptoms.
Recommendations
Ministry of Health should develop and implement programs to subsidize or eliminate costs associated with diabetic screening, particularly for low-income populations.
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