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. 2022 Aug 25;10:e13797. doi: 10.7717/peerj.13797

Table 8. Factors associated with the readiness of the facilities to provide DM management at the PHCU adjusted for confounding variables.

Variables COR [95% CI] AOR [95% CI]
Facility type
Health centre 1.0 1.0
Primary Hospital 4.958 [1.4–17.5]* 2.2 [0.5–9.5]
General Hospital
Others 8.5 [0.7–101.6] 11.9 [0.8–0.186.0]
Facilities location
Rural 1.0 1.0
Urban 9.6 [3.2–28.5]** 11.1 [3.13–39.36]**
Guideline for NCD
Not available 1.0 1.0
Available 0.055 [0.013–0.22]** 0.31 [0.004–0.231]**
Staff trained for DM management
Trained 1.0 1.0
Not trained 0.18 [0.004–0.08]** 0.055 [0.009–0.336]*
Adult weight scale
Not available 1 1
Available 0.000 -
Measuring tape (ref.)
Not available 1.0 1.0
Available 0.057 [0.017–0.18]** 0.055 [0.009–0.336]**
Stadio-meter
Available 1 1
Not available - -
Blood glucose test
Not available 1 1
Available 0.04 [0.002–0.156]** 0.044 [0.005–0.339]**
Urine protein and ketone
Not available 1 1
Available 0.023 [0.003–0.182]** 0.054 [0.006–0.472]**
Metformin
Available 1 1
Not available 0.006 [0.001–0.051]** 0.003 [0.000–0.066]**
Glibenclamid
Not available 1 1
Available 0.008 [0.001–0.67] 0.008 [0.001–0.091]
Insulin
Not available 1 1
Available 0.19 [0.005–0.77] 0.018 [0.003–0.121]**
Glucose 40%
Not available 1 1
Available - -
Gliclazide/Glipizide
Not available 1 1
Available 0.193 [0.017–2.237] 0.459 [0.011–19.545]

Notes:

*

P value ≤ 0.05.

**

P value ≤ 0.01.