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Table 5 Healthcare workers’ experience in, confidence about and reported practices in managing hypertension and DM patients (n = 62). Percent distribution of Moshi Municipal and Moshi District Councils’ HCPs knowledge, experience and comfortable in managing hypertension and DM patients by types of health facilities, IHM project 2017

From: Preparedness of health facilities in managing hypertension & diabetes mellitus in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: a cross sectional study

 

Total (n = 62)

Hospitals (n = 23)

Health centers (n = 17)

Dispensaries (n = 22)

Chi2 P-Value

Experience and knowledge of HCWs

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 Experienced hypertension

43 [69.4]

23 [100]

10 [58.8]

10 [45.5]

0.000

 Need more training for hypertension

47 [75.8]

16 [69.6]

12 [70.6]

19 [86.4]

0.000

 Confident in caring for hypertensive

14 [22.6]

6 [26.1]

5 [29.4]

3 [13.6]

0.485

 Experienced DM (n = 60)

25 [41.7]

20 [87.0]

4 [25.0]

1 [4.8]

0.000

 Need more training for DM

48 [77.4]

16 [69.6]

11 [64.7]

21 [95.5]

0.000

 Confident in caring for DM

13 [21.0]

6 [26.1]

6 [35.3]

1 [4.5]

0.094

Practices of HCWs

 Always advise patients on adherence (n = 60)

56 [93.3]

22 [95.7]

17 [100]

17 [85.0]

0.162

 Always advise patients on lifestyle modifications (n = 60)

54 [87.1]

22 [95.7]

14 [82.4]

18 [81.8]

0.304

 Always advise on not using tobacco

53 [85.5]

21 [91.3]

14 [82.4]

18 [81.8]

0.417

 Always advise on physical activities/exercising

53 [85.5]

22 [95.7]

16 [94.1]

15 [68.2]

0.016

 Always advise on reducing salt

58 [93.5]

23 [100]

17 [100]

18 [81.8]

0.021

 Always advise to use plant-based cooking oil (n = 59)

43 [72.9]

17 [77.3]

12 [70.6]

14 [70.0]

0.237

 Always advise on checking heart (n = 59)

22 [37.3]

10 [45.5]

5 [33.3]

7 [31.8]

0.778

 Always advise on checking kidney (n = 59)

25 [42.4]

11 [47.8]

7 [50.0]

7 [31.8]

0.586

 Checking for your blood glucose (n = 61)

51 [83.6]

22 [95.7]

15 [93.8]

14 [63.6]

0.007

 Regular checking of blood pressure

52 [83.9]

21 [91.3]

15 [88.2]

16 [72.7]

0.314

 Attending appointments

54 [87.1]

22 [95.7]

16 [94.1]

16 [72.7]

0.012