Nurses in sub-Saharan Africa show knowledge gaps in diabetes pathology, insulin therapy, treatment and complications¶
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q2 i? Most reviewed studies reported gaps in nurses' diabetes knowledge including pathology, laboratory investigations, insulin therapy, type 2 diabetes treatment, exercise, diet and complications. → Nyalapa McDonald William; Gombachika Belinda Thandizo 2025
Evidence¶
Nyalapa McDonald William; Gombachika Belinda Thandizo 2025¶
Nyalapa McDonald William; Gombachika Belinda Thandizo. (2025). Diabetes knowledge of nurses in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106689
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The review's synthesis of 20 included studies, reported descriptively, found that "Most studies reported gaps in diabetes knowledge among nurses including pathology, laboratory investigations, insulin therapy, type two diabetes treatment, exercise, diet and complications."
"Most studies reported gaps in diabetes knowledge among nurses including pathology, laboratory investigations, insulin therapy, type two diabetes treatment, exercise, diet and complications."
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Related Claims¶
- Many nurses in SSA have adequate knowledge of diabetes self-management support and care in some studies — reports the opposite
- Specific knowledge deficits in Ghana and Libya studies: type 2 diabetes, DKA and complications — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Facilitators of nurses' diabetes knowledge acquisition include experience, refresher nutrition courses and NCD training — related
- Barriers to nurses' diabetes knowledge acquisition include lack of guidelines, inadequate staffing, salary and training resources — related
- Nurses with 1–5 years of experience scored higher on diabetes knowledge than more experienced nurses in one Nigerian study — related
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