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Glycemic control among diabetic patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Peer Support Intervention Effect on Medication Adherence, Self-care and Knowledge Among Patients With Diabetes: A Randomized Control Trial
Who cites it
47 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Poor glycemic control and its predictors among people living with diabetes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Determinants of poor glycemic control among type 2 diabetes in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence of Glycemic Control and Factors Associated With Poor Glycemic Control: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingPooled it
- The association between poor glycemic control and PTSD in patients with diabetes mellitus in primary healthcare in Palestine.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- From guidelines to practice: an Egyptian expert opinion on type 2 diabetes mellitus management in primary care settings.BMC primary care · 2025Article
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- Effectiveness of diabetes self-management education interventions on glycemic control in persons with diabetes in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Home self monitoring of blood glucose using a glucometer and its determinants among diabetes mellitus.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Glycemic control and associated factors among type 2 diabetes patients attending at Dessie comprehensive specialized hospital outpatient department.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Poor Glycemic Control and Its Predictors Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients: Insights From a Single-Centre Retrospective Study in Ghana.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Glycaemic control and its related factors among people with type 2 diabetes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2025Article
- Patient-Perceived Challenges to Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Exploratory Study.The science of diabetes self-management and care · 2024Article
- Time to first optimal glycemic control and its predictors among adult type 2 diabetes patients in Amhara Regional State comprehensive specialized hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia.BMC endocrine disorders · 2024Article
- Serum ferritin level and associated factors among uncontrolled adult type II diabetic follow-up patients: comparative based cross-sectional study.BMC endocrine disorders · 2024Article
- Routine data in a primary care performance dashboard, Ethiopia.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2024Article
- Frequency and correlates of poor glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes at Jimma Medical Centre, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
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- Perspectives for glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.Health promotion international · 2023Article
- Magnitude and predictors of poor glycemic control in patients with diabetes at Jimma Medical Center, Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionEthiopia recorded the highest numbers of people with diabetes in Africa. It is not uncommon for diabetic patients to have poor glycemic control leading to a number of complications. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to evaluate the level of glycemic control among diabetic patients in Ethiopia by combining the studies from the existing literature. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines was employed to plan and conduct this review. A comprehensive electronic-based literature search was conducted in the databases of MEDLINE, HINARI, GOOGLE SCHOLAR, and SCIENCEDIRECT. Open meta-analyst software was used to perform meta-analyses. Proportions of good glycemic control among diabetic patients was calculated. Odds ratio was also calculated to check the presence of statistically significant difference in glycemic control among patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
resultsA total of 22 studies were included in the final analysis. Meta-analysis of 16 studies showed that only one-third of patients [34.4% (95% CI: 27.9%-40.9%), p<0.001] achieving good glycemic control based on fasting plasma glucose measurements. Similar to the studies that used fasting plasma glucose, the rate of good glycemic control was found to be 33.2% [(95% CI: 21.8%-44.6%), p<0.001] based on glycosylated hemoglobin measurements. There was no statistically significant difference in the rates of glycemic control between patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes (p = 0.167).
conclusionHigh proportion of diabetic patients were unable to achieve good glycemic control. There was no difference in glycemic control among type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients.
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