Volume 14, Issue 1, 2026
Effectiveness of Health Education Programme on Self-Care Management of Diabetic Patients Attending Primary Health Care Service in Lagos State
Waliu Babatunde Ogunbamowo, Adeyemi Olugbenga Bodunrin & Zainab Ayomide Lamidi
Abstract
This study evaluates the effectiveness of health education programme on self
care management of diabetic patients attending primary health care service in
Lagos State. The sample for this study consisted of 150 respondents who
submitted their consent forms, formed the study population. The purposive
sampling technique was used to select the sample. The instrument used for
data collection was self-developed questionnaire titled “Health Education
Programme on Diabetes Self-Care Management Questionnaire (HEPSCMQ)
designed in line with Likert 4-point rating scale. The instrument was in two
sections. Section A focused on bio-data, section B was used to collect
information on the established variables of the study. The section consists of
four questions on each of the variables selected for the study. The reliability
of the instrument was carried out using the test-retest method. A total of 10
diabetic patients attending primary health Care at Ojo Primary Health centre
who were not part of the sample were used for the reliability test. Data
collected was subjected to Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient
[PPMCC) which yielded 0.87 after computation, indicating that the
questionnaire is reliable. Data collected was analysed with SPSS software
version 23.0. All hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Findings
from the study revealed that health education programme was effective on
healthy eating, F (1, 148) = 23.550, p < .0005, R2 =.137, regular physical
Activity, F (1, 148) = 38.488, p < .0005 and R2 =.340, blood glucose checking
among diabetic patients attending primary health care service in Lagos State.
It was recommended that Alimosho primary health centre should invite
nutritionist to talk and educate the patients on eating of healthy food, health
education to organize physical activity for the patients during clinic days and
encourage patients who can purchase blood glucose test machine and make the
test accessible to all patients at the health centre.
Keywords
Self-Care Management, Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, Blood Glucose Checking, Adherence to Medication
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