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The effect of COVID-19 on poor treatment control among ambulatory Hypertensive and/or Diabetic patients in Northwest Ethiopia.
Ayele, Tadesse Awoke; Shibru, Habtewold; Mequanent Sisay, Malede; Melese, Tesfahun; Fentie, Melkitu; Azale, Telake; Belachew, Tariku; Shitu, Kegnie; Alamneh, Tesfa Sewunet.
  • Ayele TA; Epidemiology & Biostatistics Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
  • Shibru H; Internal Medicine Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
  • Mequanent Sisay M; Epidemiology & Biostatistics Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
  • Melese T; Health Informatics Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
  • Fentie M; Health Informatics Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
  • Azale T; Health Education & Behavioural Sciences Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
  • Belachew T; Amhara Health Bureau, Bahir-Dar, Ethiopia.
  • Shitu K; Health Education & Behavioural Sciences Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
  • Alamneh TS; Epidemiology & Biostatistics Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
PLoS One ; 17(5): e0266421, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1910579
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Diabetes and hypertension have emerged as important clinical and public health problems in Ethiopia. The need to have long-term sustainable healthcare services for patients with diabetes and hypertension is essential to enhance good treatment control among those patients and subsequently delay or prevent complications. A collective shift towards acute care for COVID-19 patients combined with different measures to contain the pandemic had disrupted ambulatory care. Hence, it is expected to have a significant impact on treatment control of hypertensive and diabetic patients. However, there is limited evidence on the effect of the pandemic on treatment control and its determinants. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on treatment control of ambulatory Hypertensive and Diabetic patients and identify the factors for poor treatment control in North West Ethiopia.

METHODS:

A retrospective chart review and cross-sectional survey design were conducted between December 2020 and February 2021. Using a stratified systematic random sampling technique, 836 diabetic and/or hypertensive patients were included in the study. Web-based data collection was done using Kobo collect. The changes in the proportion of poor treatment control among ambulatory Hypertensive and/or Diabetic patients during the COVID-19 pandemic period were assessed. A multivariable binary logistic regression mixed model was fitted to identify the determinants of poor treatment control. The odds ratios were reported in both crude and adjusted form, together with their 95% confidence intervals and p-values.

RESULT:

Poor treatment control increased significantly from 24.81% (21.95, 27.92) prior to the COVID-19 pandemic to 30.33% (27.01, 33.88), 35.66% (32.26, 39.20), 36.69% (33.40, 40.12), and 34.18% (3102, 37.49) in the first, second, third, and fourth months following the date of the first COVID-19 case detection in Ethiopia, respectively. Marital status (AOR = 0.56, 95%CI; 0.41, 0.74), regimen of medication administration (AOR = 1.30, 95%CI; 1.02, 166), daily (AOR = 0.12, 95%CI; 0.08, 0.20), twice (AOR = 0.42, 95%CI; 0.30. 0.59), and three times (AOR = 0.31, 95%CI; 0.21, 0.47) frequency of medication, number medications taken per day (AOR = 0.79, 95%CI;0.73, 0.87), patients habits like hazardous alcohol use (AOR = 1.29, 95%CI; 1.02, 1.65) and sedentary lifestyle (AOR = 1.72,95%CI;1.46, 2.02), missed appointment during the COVID-19 pandemic (AOR = 2.09, 95%CI; 1.79, 2.45), and presence of disease related complication (AOR = 1.11, 95%CI; 0.93, 1.34) were significantly associated with poor treatment control among Diabetic and/or hypertensive patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

CONCLUSION:

The COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial impact on ambulatory Diabetic and/or Hypertensive patients' treatment control. Being married, as well as the frequency and types of medicines taken per day were all found to be negatively associated with poor treatment control. During the COVID -19 pandemic, patients' habits such as hazardous alcohol use and sedentary lifestyle, longer follow-up time, having disease-related complication (s), patients taking injectable medication, number of medications per day, and missed appointments were positively associated with poor treatment control in ambulatory diabetic and hypertensive patients. Therefore, it is better to consider the risk factors of poor treatment control while designing and implementing policies and strategies for chronic disease control.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Diabetes Mellitus / COVID-19 / Hypertension Type of study: Cohort study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials / Systematic review/Meta Analysis Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0266421

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Diabetes Mellitus / COVID-19 / Hypertension Type of study: Cohort study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials / Systematic review/Meta Analysis Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0266421