Table 3.
Injection technique used
| Groups | China N = 3852, % |
ROW N = 9112, % |
|---|---|---|
| Inject ≥ 4 times/day | 16.2 | 46.8 |
| Use skin lift (‘pinch up’) | 69.6 | 63.1 |
| Reuse needles | 77.8 | 47.9 |
| Reuse a single needle ≥ 5 times | 44.0 | 26.0 |
| Leave needle under skin < 10 s | 45.6 | 65.5 |
| Skip injections (any?) | 36.8 | 47.7 |
| Trained by diabetes educators | 59.9 | 45.9 |
| Injection sites inspected each visit | 24.9 | 30.3 |
| Injection sites never inspected | 51.0 | 32.6 |
| Received injection training in last 6 months | 52.2 | 55.6 |
| Never received injection training | 12.9 | 13.8 |
| Put used needles into the trash with the cap on | 58.0 | 43.3 |
| Used needles put into the trash without recapping | 12.8 | 4.4 |