Knowledge and Self-Reported Practice of Insulin Injection Device Disposal and Associated Factors among Diabetes Patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A CrossSectional Study

Background: Poor disposal practices of insulin injection device among diabetes patients lead to the accumulation sharps within household and can potentially result in personal injury injuries people general community. Objective: This study was aimed assess knowledge self-reported practice associated factors Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Method: A hospital based cross-sectional employed 182 on follow-up at Diabetic Clinic Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital – Ethiopia’s single largest referral Ababa. Descriptive data summarized using frequencies percentage. Binary logistic regression used analyze relationships between variables. Data analyzed SPSS version 25. Results: About 54% participants had inadequate towards safe waste disposal. More than two-thirds (73% %) respondents poor Participants age group 25 39 years (AOR = 8.012, 95%CI 2.168, 29.600, p-value 0.02) those with type 1 2.14, 1.12, 4.00, 0.020) were more likely have adequate But, who urban residents 0.197, 0.053, 0.730, 0.015), received information from pharmacist or friends 0.358, 0.129, 0.990, 0.036), for 5 bellow 0.332, 0.154, 0.710, 0.014) less knowledge. 2.1, 1.054, 4.200, 0.035) (AOR= 2.5, 1.025, 6.300, 0.044) good Conclusion: revealed that Ababa