Abstract

The researchers investigated the knowledge, attitude, practices and hindrances to glycemic control among diabetic patients in Federal University Teaching Hospital, Owerri, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The study was guided by four research questions and two hypotheses. The sampling technique employed is a multi-stage sampling procedure which was used to select a sample size of 169 diabetic adult patients in Federal University Teaching Hospital, Owerri. The instrument used for data collection is a questionnaire structured by the researcher to elicit information on knowledge, attitude, practices and hindrances to glycemic control. The reliability of the instrument was determined using cronbach alpha statistics which yielded a reliability index of 0.83. The research questions were answered using frequency counts, percentages and mean while the hypotheses were tested using chi-square statistics all done with the SPSS 24 software package. Majority 126 (76%) of the respondents had positive attitude towards diabetes and glycemic control while 39 (24%) have negative attitude towards diabetes and glycemic control. The researchers recommend among others that: adequate health education programmes should be scheduled for diabetic patients on the importance of self-examination and following the prescribed diet regime