| dc.description.abstract | Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is important in
diabetes self-management to achieve better HbA1c control
and decrease complications, morbidity, and mortality in
people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). SMBG
behavior can be influenced by various factors, one of which
is sociodemographic factors. This study aimed to analyze
the sociodemographic factors that influence the behavior of
self-monitoring blood glucose in patients with T2DM. The
cross-sectional study was conducted in ten health centers in
Jember Regency with a sample size of 130 respondents
using multistage random sampling. The independent
variable is sociodemographic factors (age, gender, marital
status, education level, income level, family type, and
ethnicity), while the dependent variable is SMBG behavior.
The instrument used was the Self-Monitoring Blood
Glucose Questionnaire (SMBG-Q). Data were analyzed by
multiple logistic regression. Most respondents had SMBG
behavior in the good category (64.6%). Sociodemographic
factors simultaneously influenced SMBG behavior (p =
0.001 < α = 0.05; R2 = 0.324). The sociodemographic
factor that significantly affects SMBG behavior partially is
ethnicity (p = 0.001 < α = 0.05). Meanwhile, age, gender,
marital status, education level, income level, and family
type did not have a significant partial effect (p = 0.095; p =
0.149; p = 0.083; p = 0.359; p = 0.507; p = 0.152 > α =
0.05). The sociodemographic factor that influences SMBG
behavior is ethnicity. Therefore, efforts to improve SMBG
behavior must pay attention to values and culture to
improve the self-monitoring blood glucose behavior of
people with T2DM. | en_US |
