Nurses' competencies and resource availability in the care of diabetes mellitus patient attending primary health care Centres in Anambra State

Diabetes mellitus is a global public health concern with a rise in prevalence rate in Nigeria. There is increase in report on the high mortality rate of the diabetes at different communities as a result of the incompetence of care by the nurses and other health workers. This study was aimed at determining the competencies of nurses and availability of resource for diabetes mellitus care at Primary Health Care Centres in Anambra State. Design: Cross sectional survey. Method: Questionnaire was adopted for the collection data from 158 nurses and midwives from the Primary Health Care Centres in the selected local government areas of Anambra state. Data was analysed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 20 Spearman Rank Order Correlation was used to determine the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and level of competency in diabetes care among the primary health care nurses at significant level of P