Table 4 Comparison between patients on regular and those on irregular SMBG regarding the opinion of the children and their parents about the most influential factors affecting compliance of SMBG
Regular | Irregular | Chi-square test | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | χ2 | p value | ||
Lack of efficacy to use the device | Not sure | 41 | 23.4% | 39 | 25.2% | 2.709 | 0.258 |
Disagree | 97 | 55.4% | 94 | 60.6% | |||
Strongly disagree | 37 | 21.1% | 22 | 14.2% | |||
Not knowing read the result | Not sure | 13 | 7.4% | 24 | 15.5% | 5.527 | 0.063 |
Disagree | 119 | 68.0% | 99 | 63.9% | |||
Strongly disagree | 43 | 24.6% | 32 | 20.6% | |||
The cost of strips | Strongly agree | 174 | 99.4% | 154 | 99.4% | 0.007 | 0.931 |
Agree | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | |||
Fear of pain and injection | Strongly agree | 158 | 90.3% | 136 | 87.7% | 0.547 | 0.459 |
Agree | 17 | 9.7% | 19 | 12.3% | |||
No motivation | Strongly agree | 105 | 60.0% | 93 | 60.0% | 2.276 | 0.320 |
Agree | 69 | 39.4% | 58 | 37.4% | |||
Not sure | 1 | 0.6% | 4 | 2.6% | |||
Psychological frustration | Strongly agree | 139 | 79.4% | 124 | 80.0% | 0.017 | 0.898 |
Agree | 36 | 20.6% | 31 | 20.0% | |||
The use of SMBG to control insulin dose | Strongly agree | 17 | 9.7% | 22 | 14.2% | 1.891 | 0.388 |
Agree | 114 | 65.1% | 92 | 59.4% | |||
Not sure | 44 | 25.1% | 41 | 26.5% | |||
Use the device in public is a stigma | Strongly agree | 24 | 13.7% | 18 | 11.6% | 11.526 | 0.009 |
Agree | 24 | 13.7% | 38 | 24.5% | |||
Not sure | 33 | 18.9% | 40 | 25.8% | |||
Disagree | 94 | 53.7% | 59 | 38.1% | |||
Inadequate place | Strongly agree | 18 | 10.3% | 17 | 11.0% | 11.657 | 0.009 |
Agree | 59 | 33.7% | 65 | 41.9% | |||
Not sure | 30 | 17.1% | 39 | 25.2% | |||
Disagree | 68 | 38.9% | 34 | 21.9% | |||
Non-availability of information to deal with high reading | Strongly agree | 53 | 30.3% | 41 | 26.5% | 0.593 | 0.441 |
Agree | 122 | 69.7% | 114 | 73.5% | |||