Takele Tiki
Ambo General Hospital,
Diabetes Clinic, Oromia Regional state
Ethiopia
Research Article
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depression among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients on Follow up at Ambo General Hospital, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia, Institutional Based Cross Sectional Study
Author(s): Takele TikiTakele Tiki
Background: Both diabetes and depression are associated with premature morbidity and mortality, and when these conditions co-exist, the risk of developing co-morbidities, complications, patient suffering and associated cost, escalates.
Objective: To assess the prevalence and associated factors of Depression among patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus on follow up at Ambo general hospital, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia.
Method: Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted in 2016. Systematic random sampling technique was employed to select study participants and assessed for Depression and Anxiety scale using (HADS-D). The collected data was entered into Epi-info version 7 and analysis was done after the data transported to SPSS version 20. Odds ratio with the 95% confidence interval was calculated usi.. View More»
