Achievement of Awareness in a Diabetic Population

Hoque, Mirza Azizul; Islam, Sirajul; Khan, Abdul Maleque; Aziz, Rehana; Ahasan, Ham Nazmul

doi:10.3329/jom.v10i3.2008

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“…14 Another study showed that education had a significant role in diabetic awareness to keep correct blood glucose level. 15 These findings are consistent with other studies. 12,13 Virtually, there are no epidemiological studies in Bangladesh assessing the level of diabetic education and knowledge both in diabetic and non-diabetic population.…”

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Knowledge of Diabetic Complications in a Diabetic Population

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This cross-sectional, questionnaire based descriptive study was carried out to evaluate the individual knowledge of diabetic complications in the diabetic patients and also to find the association of knowledge towards educational status and other socio-demographic profiles. A total 184 patients were included in this study. In this study, we found 91 subjects (48.9%) knew that heart disease was the most important diabetic complication, if blood glucose level wasn't controlled properly followed by cerebrovascular disease 27(14.7%), renal disease 24(13%) and eye diseases 9(4.9%). Unfortunately, awareness about frequency of diabetic foot disease, peripheral neurological problems, occurrence of sudden death were found in only 1(0.5%) cases. Awarness about other complications (miscellaneous) was 12(6.5%) and 8(4.3%) didn't know any of the above mentioned complications. Each subject was also asked whether they were apprehensive about the dreaded diabetic complications or not. Statistical difference wasn't observed in any of the parameter (i.e., individual education, an area of residence, monthly income, occupations, family history of individual) when compared with the degree of apprehension. None of the parameters was statistically significant. Further expansion of diabetic education programs like using mass media and involving national curriculum of education can improve self-regulatory awareness of diabetic complications which may reduce the morbidity and mortality of diabetic patients. Key words: diabetic complication, apprehension. doi: 10.3329/jom.v10i2.2821 J MEDICINE 2009; 10 : 90-93

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“…In the present study, more than half (54.7%) of the participants reported that the cataract was a most common chronic complication of DM and kidney disease (45.6%), heart disease (40.4%) and amputation (20.8%). There areseveral studies that have shown similar results regarding the potential complications of DM (25,26). More than half of the patients identified cataract as a complication of DM.…”

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“…More than half of the patients identified cataract as a complication of DM. However, the knowledge regarding diabetic eye disease was poor.A study done by Hogue et al (2006) in Bangladesh found that only 4.9% oftheir study participants were aware oftheir study participants were aware of diabetic eye disease (26). In contrast to the studies done in South Asia, the majority (92%) of the participants in Moodley et al (2007) study in South Africa had identified blindness as the main complication of DM (13).…”

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How much do Tamil patients with diabetes know about complications of diabetes? a descriptive study

Kisokanth¹,

Prathapan

Indrakumar

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Sri Lanka J. Diabetes Endocrinol. Metab.

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Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common non-communicable disease (NCD) with numerous short and long term complications. Treatment of diabetes-related complications is costly to the patient and also to the national health structure. The patients who are aware of its complications are more likely to achieve better glycaemic control and to have lesser number of diabetes-related complications. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge on acute and chronic complications of DM among Tamil patients with type 2 diabetes, attending the medical clinic, Teaching Hospital, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. Method:This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with a patient sample of 384 Tamil patients with type 2 diabetes.Data was collected using a pre-tested interviewer administered questionnaire.Results:The overall knowledge score on diabetes complications ranged from 0-79% with a mean of 28.32% (SD± 16.2%). The majority of the patients were aware that uncontrolled DM could lead to lifelong complications affecting different organs of the body. However, 88.3% obtained less than 50% overall knowledge score on diabetes complications. Around 55% of the participants had identified cataract as a major chronic complication of DM. Sixty percent and 53% of the patients were not able to recognize any symptoms of hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia respectively. Conclusion:Knowledge on diabetes complication was very poor among Tamil patients with type 2 diabetes. This highlights the need for better educational programmes on self-awareness on diabetes and related complications in order to reduce the morbidity and mortality pattern of diabetes. Running title: Knowledge on complications of Diabetes

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“…The utilization of diabetic service was influenced by demographic, socio-economic and educational factors which were supported by numerous studies in developed and developing countries [ 30 ]. On the other hand, educational qualification does not influence the patients to visit diabetic services reported by a hospital based study in Bangladesh [ 31 ]. Many studies from developed and developing countries reported that women generally enjoy less health care facility [ 32 ].…”

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Diabetes knowledge and utilization of healthcare services among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Siddique

Islam

Banik

et al. 2017

BMC Health Serv Res

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BackgroundDiabetes is a significant global public health concern. Poor knowledge of disease and healthcare utilization is associated with worse health outcomes, leading to increasing burden of diabetes in many developing countries. This study aimed to determine diabetes related knowledge and factors affecting utilization of healthcare services among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Bangladesh.MethodsThis analytical study was conducted among 318 patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) attending two large tertiary hospitals in Dhaka, Bangladesh between August 2014 and January 2015. Interviewer assisted semi-structured survey questionnaire was used to collect data on diabetes knowledge (measured by a validated Likert scale) and self-reported utilization of service for diabetes. Univariate and bivariate analyses were conducted to determine the factors associated with diabetes knowledge and healthcare utilization.ResultsThe mean (±SD) age of participants was 52 (±10) years. Majority of the participants were females (58%) and urban residents (74%). Almost two-third (66%) of the participants had an average level of knowledge of T2DM. One-fifth (21%) of the participants had poor knowledge which was significantly associated with gender (P < 0.002), education (P < 0 .001) and income (P < 0.001). The median travel and waiting time at the facility was 30 and 45 min respectively. More than one-third (37%) of the participants checked their blood glucose monthly. Most patients were satisfied regarding the family (55%) and hospital (67%) support.ConclusionT2DM patients had average knowledge of diabetes which might affect the utilization of healthcare services for diabetes management. Innovations in increasing diabetes knowledge and health behavior change are recommended specially for females, those with lower education and less income.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12913-017-2542-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Achievement of Awareness in a Diabetic Population

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Knowledge of Diabetic Complications in a Diabetic Population

Knowledge of Diabetic Complications in a Diabetic Population

How much do Tamil patients with diabetes know about complications of diabetes? a descriptive study

Diabetes knowledge and utilization of healthcare services among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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