Abstract
Severe emotional distress brought on by diabetes affects one in ten people with type 2 diabetes, one in five people with type 1 diabetes, and one in four people with type 2 diabetes who are using insulin. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with diabetes distress among T2D patients in Tigray region, Ethiopia, An institution-based cross-sectional study was employed on type 2 diabetes patients attending in two hospitals of Tigray. Systematic random sampling technique was used to select the participants. Data were collected using interviewer-administered questionnaire package with PAID Scale. An unpaired t-test was used for continuous variables to compare two groups and binary logistic regression analysis model was used to identify the determinants of diabetes distress. Forty-nine (30.6%) patients showed high diabetes distress. The major predictors were education level [AOR = 5.9; 95% CI: 1.29–27.11, P = 0.022)], Physical activity [AOR = 0.395; 95% CI: 0.16–0.95), P = 0.040] and type of health facility [AOR = 3.2; 95% CI = (1.26, 8.20), P = 0.014]. In conclusion, high diabetes distress was prevalent among T2D patients and lower education level, being physically inactive and attending general hospital contributing as risk factors for high diabetes-related distress.