Table 3.
Injection technique used by pediatric respondents to the questionnaire according to age group
| Injection technique | Age group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 (0–6 years; n = 85) (%) | Group 2 (7–13 years; n = 423) (%) | Group 3 (14–18 years; n = 390) (%) | |
| Inject ≥ 4 times/day | 53.8 | 81.9 | 81.7 |
| Use skin lift (‘pinch up’) | 75 | 76 | 72 |
| Rotate injection sites (claimed) | 87 | 89 | 88 |
| Rotate injection sites correctlya | 61.2 | 66.7 | 65.7 |
| Reuse needles | 21.1 | 30.5 | 32.5 |
| Reuse a single needle ≥ 5 times | 15.4 | 9.4 | 21.8 |
| Leave needle under skin < 10 s | 38.1 | 50.4 | 63.9 |
| Skip injections (any?) | 30.1 | 35.0 | 58.0 |
| Trained by diabetes educators | 35.7 | 22.9 | 14.1 |
| Injection sites inspected each visit | 57.1 | 66.6 | 60.6 |
| Injection sites never inspected | 8.6 | 6.2 | 11.6 |
| Received injection training in last 6 months | 59.8 | 62.0 | 54.8 |
| Never received injection training | 20.7 | 6.1 | 6.4 |
| Put used needles into the rubbish with the cap on | 49.4 | 45.5 | 45.2 |
| Put used needles into the rubbish without recapping | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
aCorrect site rotation is defined as always injecting at least 1 cm from a previous injection