DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjams.2026.v14i02.012

Pages: 215-220

Diabetes is one of the fastest-growing global health challenges of the 21st century and hypoglycemia is a common complication It is associated with a poor short or long-term prognosis. Nurses, the backbone of healthcare services, play a crucial role in managing hypoglycaemia in hospitalised patients. That is why we initiated this study, the aim of which was to assess nurses’ knowledge and practices regarding the management of hypoglycaemia in hospitalised patients living with diabetes. This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the Sominé DOLO Hospital in Mopti. It consisted of a self-administering questionnaire for nurses working in departments receiving patients living with diabetes. We achieved a participation rate of 89,5%. Men accounted for 56,9% of participants, with a sex ratio of 1,3. In 51% and 49% of cases, nurses held a bachelor’s nursing degree and a secondary nursing school degree, respectively. The median length of professional experience was 6 years [IQR = 4, 11 years], and 62,7% had never received training on diabetes since completing their nursing studies. We found weak, average and good levels of knowledge regarding the diagnosis of hypoglycaemia in 13,7%, 39,2% and 47,1% of cases, respectively. Knowledge levels regarding the treatment of hypoglycaemia were weak in 9,8% of cases, average in 23,5% of cases and good in 66,7% of cases. There was a statistically significant link between good knowledge of hypoglycaemia treatment and being male [p = 0,001] and having a bachelor’s degree in nursing [p = 0,029]. A statistically significant correlation between the diagnosis score and the therapeutic score was also observed [p = 0,003]. We found that the majority of our nurses have a good knowledge of how to manage hypoglycaemia in hospitalised patients living with diabetes. However, it appears that those with lower levels of education and those with longer professional experience need regular update.