Use of Health Care Services and Its Associated Factors Among People With Type 2 Diabetes in Nepal.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: SAGE Publications Country of Publication: China NLM ID: 8708538 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1941-2479 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10105395 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Asia Pac J Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Hong Kong : SAGE Publications
      Original Publication: [Hong Kong] : Science Press, c1987-
    • Subject Terms:
      Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2*/therapy; Adult ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Nepal/epidemiology ; Health Services Accessibility ; Health Services ; Health Facilities
    • Abstract:
      This study aimed to assess the utilization of health care services and its associated factors among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Nepal. Data on the utilization of health care services were assessed in 481 adults aged 30 to 70 years with T2DM in Nepal. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the factors associated with the utilization of health care services. Over 6 months, 66.1% of participants visited health care facilities or health service providers, followed by specialist visits (3.5%), hospitalization (2.1%), and emergency department visits (1.9%). Visit to health care facilities was significantly higher among those aged 50 to 59 years old (OR A : 1.64), practicing Hinduism (OR A : 2.4), and earning NRs ≥30 000 (≥USD 226.10) (OR A : 1.82) as compared to those aged ≥60 years old, practicing other religions, and with monthly family income NRs ≤10 000 (≤USD 75.37), respectively. The utilization of health care services among people with T2DM in Nepal was reasonably low. Identifying the underlying causes of low use of health care services is of great importance to bridge the gap in using health care services for management of diabetes.
      Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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      Keywords: Nepal; type 2 diabetes mellitus; utilization of health care services
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20240311 Date Completed: 20240405 Latest Revision: 20240406
    • Publication Date:
      20240406
    • Accession Number:
      PMC10993629
    • Accession Number:
      10.1177/10105395241236058
    • Accession Number:
      38462855