Abstract:

Compliance with treatment modalities is imperative to mitigate diabetes mellitus-related complications. However, compliance among these individuals living with diabetes mellitus has been low. Hence, this study assessed the knowledge and treatment compliance among people living with diabetes mellitus in a selected hospital in Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria. The study utilised a descriptive cross-sectional design. The Population size was190 patients attending Ring-Road State Hospital, Ibadan. Taro Yamane’s formula was used to determine 100 sample size. Participants were selected using a random sampling (balloting) technique. A self-constructed questionnaire with Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient of .773 was used to collect data. The response rate was 100%. 70% of the participants had poor knowledge and treatment compliance, respectively. This shows that most people living with diabetes mellitus in Oyo state lack adequate knowledge of diabetes mellitus, which reflects in the compliance rate. Therefore, there is a need for health education and support systems across Oyo state.