Prevalence of Diabetes and Associated Factors Among Government Employees of Mizan-Aman Town and Zonal Sector Office, Bench Sheko Zone, Southwest Ethiopia Region, 2022

• Published in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity metabolic syndrome and obesity, 2024-01, Vol.17, p.725-738
• Main Authors: Zegeye, Mesfin Yimam, Yosef, Tewodros, Asres, Abyot
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Analysis; Communicable diseases; Dextrose; Diabetes; diabetes mellitus; Diabetics; ethiopia; Glucose; Hypertension; mizan-aman; office workers; prevalence; Workers
• ISSN: 1178-7007; 1178-7007
• DOI: 10.2147/DMSO.S444487

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a serious non-communicable disease (NCD) that represents a major health and development challenge of the 21st century. Ethiopia is the leading country among the top five high-burden African countries for the number of people with diabetes. To address problems within the population, it is important to assess the prevalence of diabetes and identify the risk factors associated with its diagnosis. The study aims to determine the prevalence of diabetes and identify its associated factors among office workers of Mizan-Aman Town administration and Bench Sheko Zone Sector Office. A sector office-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 559 randomly selected employees of Mizan Aman Town Administration and Zonal Office from June 5 to June 30, 2022. Fasting plasma glucose was tested, and the result ≥126 mg/dL was used to diagnose DM. Data were entered using Epi Data version 4.0.2 and exported to the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS version 26) for analysis. Bivariate analyses were included in the multivariable model with p