_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: Email: kedir.endris@sphmmc.edu.et; International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health 37(4): 1-11, 2019; Article no.IJTDH.50000 ISSN: 2278–1005, NLM ID: 101632866 Factors Associated with Level of Patient Activation and Its Role to Glycemic Control among Adults with Type II Diabetes Attending Diabetic Clinic at Hospitals in Addis Ababa Selomon Assefa 1 , Kedir Endris 1* , Demeke Ashencho 1 and Mebrahtu Eyasu 2 1 Department of Physiology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2 Department of Pharmacology, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. Author SA designed the study, performed the statistical analysis, wrote the protocol and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. Author KE wrote the introduction and Authors DA and ME managed the analyses of the study. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/IJTDH/2019/v37i430170 Editor(s): (1) Dr. Thomas I Nathaniel, Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine -Greenville, University of South Carolina, Greenville, USA. Reviewers: (1) K. Ramesh Kumar, S.V.S.Medical College, India. (2) Jose Luis Turabian, Servicio de Salud de Castilla La Mancha, Spain. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sdiarticle3.com/review-history/50000 Received 03 May 2019 Accepted 11 July 2019 Published 31 July 2019 ABSTRACT Introduction: Lifestyle interventions as supper arranging and exercise assume a significant job in a Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) program. The impact of poly-pharmacy on way of life changes, for example, nourishment and exercise isn't surely known. Deciding and evaluating patient's dimension of enactment and its association with physical action level, supper arranging, and poly-pharmacy in patients with Type II diabetes is a significant standard for Diabetes Self- Management mediations. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine patient activation levels and associated factors among type II diabetic patents attending diabetic clinic at hospitals in Addis Ababa. Methods: Institutional based cross-sectional examination configuration was led. This investigation Original Research Article