Knowledge, attitude and practice related to diabetes mellitus among the general public in Galle district in Southern Sri Lanka: a pilot study

Herath, H. M. M.; Weerasinghe, N. P.; Dias, Henrique Rodrigues; Weerarathna, Thilak Priyantha

doi:10.1186/s12889-017-4459-5

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“…Unfortunately, like some studies in Africa [23] and the Middle East [24,25], this study reveals poor diabetes knowledge, suggesting a need for interventions to improve understanding of the condition among diabetic patients. However, past work with mixed results exists, with some studies reporting lower results similar to ours [1,26], but others reported higher levels of diabetes knowledge among patients with diabetes [27,28]. It is di cult to compare our results with others, as these studies used different instruments or were carried out among different ethnic or age groups.…”

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Knowledge, attitude, practice and associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes in Cotonou, Southern Benin

Alaofè

Hounkpatin

Djrolo

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Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is becoming an epidemic with significant disability and premature death in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Benin. However, little is known about the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) necessary for diabetic patients to enhance therapeutic outcomes, and prevent and manage diabetes complications. The study aimed to assess patients’ KAP levels and identify the factors associated in Cotonou, southern Benin. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from July to August 2019 among 300 diabetic patients from four health centers. Data was collected using validated questionnaires. Levels of KAP were determined by calculating the scores, and multivariate logistic regression was used to explore factors influencing KAP scores. Results About 53%, 52%, and 47% of all patients had good knowledge, attitude, and practice towards diabetes. In logistic regression, factors such as being female, married, educated, government/non-government employee, and longer duration of diabetes were significantly associated with good knowledge. Being married, having a longer duration of diabetes, and good knowledge were significantly associated with a good attitude while being educated, having a longer duration of diabetes, and good knowledge with good practice. Conclusions Lack of knowledge, poor attitude, and inadequate practice were found in this surveyed community, suggesting a need for structured educational programs to assist diabetic patients. However, education should be considered a priority for male, newly diagnosed, and uneducated patients.

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Knowledge, attitude, practice and associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes in Cotonou, Southern Benin

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Hounkpatin

Djrolo

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“…Moreover, there was no significant association between the age and the knowledge of diabetes complications. This finding is consistent with the study of Herathet al conducted in Southern Sri Lanka[19].…”

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Knowledge about Complications of Diabetes in Diabetic Patients Attending in General Health Checkup, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital Nepal

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Introduction: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus has risen exponentially over the last three decades, with resultant increase in morbidity and mortality mainly due to its complications. The study aimed to assess the knowledge about the complications of diabetes in diabetic patients. Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted among 100 diabetic patients who attended general health check-up clinic of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. Results: Majority of the female patients (78.8%) had the knowledge of diabetes mellitus. Among them, over half had knowledge that diabetes can cause the problem of cardiovascular, kidney failure and retinopathy .Similarly, four-fifths (80%) of the patients above 40 years of age and majority (92.3%) of the patients with more than 5 years duration of diabetes had knowledge about diabetic complications. Conclusion: Female diabetic patients had slightly more knowledge of complication of diabetes in comparison to their male counterparts. The knowledge of diabetic complication was generally high among the patients above 40 years of age and the patients with more than 5 years duration of diabetes. Even then, sex and age was not associated with the knowledge of the need for annual eye checkup and specific diabetic complications such as, kidney and cardiovascular problem, hypoglycemia, neuropathy, foot problem, retinopathy, diabetic ketoacidosis and stroke. However, duration of patient’s diabetics was associated with their knowledge regarding cardiovascular problem, eye check-up annual and retinopathy but was not associated with kidney problem, hypoglycemia, neuropathy, foot problem, diabetic ketoacidosis and stroke. In order to make patient along with their family knowledgeable about the diabetes and its complications, there is need to incorporate diabetes counseling and education activities in General Health Check Up Clinic.

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“…More than half (68%) of the respondents had never checked their blood glucose level on an annual basis, which is more than a study from Sri Lanka (50%) [8]. This may raise an alarm that awareness of diabetes screening is crucial.…”

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“…However, the study conducted in Jordan showed that 34.7% and 40% of the population thought that insulin is harmful and oral hypoglycemics cause renal damage respectively [4]. In addition, a study from Sri Lanka found that 20% of their participants believe that the long-term use of insulin is harmful [8].…”

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Diabetes Mellitus Among the Saudi Population in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Quantitative Study

Alqahtani

Almutairi

Albasseet

et al. 2020

Cureus

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To investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of diabetes among Saudi adults in Riyadh. Methods A questionnaire-based study was carried out in September 2019. A previously validated questionnaire was used to assess participants' knowledge. Results The study sample included 3,208 total participants. Of these, 53% were females and 47% were males. About 53.5% of the participants had good knowledge scores. The great majority of respondents did not know whether metformin could cause kidney damage (n = 2651, 82.6%) and more than half did not know whether long-term drug use could cause organ failure (n = 2073, 64.6%) and whether insulin could cause harmful effects (n = 1836, 57.2%). Results showed that 91.3% of the respondents stated that they would seek treatment if they or one of their family members got diabetes mellitus (DM). Approximately 50% of the participants (49.9%) regularly exercised. More than half (68%) of the respondents had never checked their blood glucose levels on an annual basis. More than half of the respondents tried to avoid refined sugar. Conclusion The majority of the participants had never checked their blood glucose levels. In addition, onethird of the participants believed that the use of complementary medicine could actually control diabetes.

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Knowledge, attitude and practice related to diabetes mellitus among the general public in Galle district in Southern Sri Lanka: a pilot study

Cited by 89 publications

References 23 publications

Knowledge, attitude, practice and associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes in Cotonou, Southern Benin

Knowledge, attitude, practice and associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes in Cotonou, Southern Benin

Knowledge about Complications of Diabetes in Diabetic Patients Attending in General Health Checkup, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital Nepal

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Diabetes Mellitus Among the Saudi Population in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Quantitative Study

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