Table 3.

Insulin Injection techniques and practices

Variable		N = 213
		Frequency	Percentage
Do you rotate site?
	Never	18	8.5
	Rarely	9	4.2
	Sometimes	61	28.6
	Often	125	58.7
Do you swab site?
	Never	177	83.1
	Rarely	34	16.0
	Often	2	0.9
Swab substance
	Water	29	13.6
	Methylated Spirit	169	79.3
	Water + Methylated Spirit	13	6.1
	Others	2	0.9
Do you reuse your needles?
	Yes, how often? 1 – 3 times 4 – 6 times	159 67 40 20 32	74.6 31.5 18.8 9.4 15.0
	No	54	25.4
Do you know how to inject?
	Yes	164	77.0
	No	49	23.0
Do you inject yourself?
	Yes	153	71.8
	No, but who administers Spouse Relative Health Care Workers	60 30 19 11	28.2 14.1 8.9 5.2
Do you forget to take your Insulin?
	Yes, how often? Rarely Sometimes Often	43 23 14 6	20.2 10.8 6.6 2.8
	No	170	79.8
Do you sometimes refuse to take Insulin?
	Yes, how often? Rarely Sometimes Often	58 27 20 11	27.2 12.7 9.4 5.2
	No	155	72.8