An Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (Kap) Towards Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in a Suburban Town of Karachi

Memon, Muhammad; Shaikh, Sikander Ali; Shaikh, Anees; Fahim, Muhammad; Mumtaz, Seema N.; Nadeem, Ahmed

doi:10.12669/pjms.311.6317

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“…The knowledge of diabetes as shown in Table 3 was significantly correlated with age in this study. This finding is similar to the findings in other studies [6] [8]. In Omani age, duration of diabetes (5 -10 years) and the region where the respondents reside positively influenced their knowledge [6].…”

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“…The knowledge of the ocular complications of diabetes as shown in Table 5 was not significantly associated age, sex, occupation or duration of diabetes in our study similar to other studies [9]. In contrast, other studies found higher level of education, higher social class, age (>45 years) and Christianity as factors that influenced the knowledge of the respondents while others noted a higher female preponderance associated with knowledge [8] [10] [17]. The difference in methodology of these studies may account for these differences.…”

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confidence: 85%

“…Approximately 60% of our respondents ( Table 4) therefore had no knowledge of the effect of diabetes in the eyes with the study in Karachi showing a similar result (63.7%) [8]. Much higher figures were noted in another study (90.5%) [17].…”

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confidence: 47%

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Patients with Diabetes Regarding Eye Care: A Cross Sectional Study

Achigbu¹,

Oputa²,

Achigbu³

et al. 2016

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Introduction: The non-communicable eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy have become significant threats to vision and require lifelong management. The development of ocular complications of diabetes has been associated with longstanding and/or poorly controlled disease. Early detection and prevention are keys to reduce this scourge, but this largely depends on the existing knowledge. Objective: This study is aimed at determining the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding eye care among patients living with diabetes with a view to making recommendations for a multidisciplinary patient-centered approach to ophthalmic care. Methods: One hundred and three respondents were interviewed using a structured questionnaire in a cross sectional study carried out in the Endocrinology Clinic of Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. Results: There was a female preponderance with a male to female ratio of 1:1.3. Of these respondents, 68.9% had been diabetic for 5 years or less; 56.4% could define diabetes; but only 40.77% could mention some ocular complications of diabetes. Only 31.1% had had their eyes examined; the rest had not been to an eye clinic due to lack of funds, time, no ocular problems and not having been referred to an eye doctor. This attitude and practice were not significantly associated with age, sex, occupation or duration of illness. Conclusion: Though more than half of the respondents could define diabetes, there is still a poor knowledge of the ocular complications of diabetes and a poor attitude and practice regarding eye care among these patients. An interdisciplinary patient-centred approach to the management of diabetic eye diseases is recommended so as to reduce the burden of visual impairment from diabetes.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 85%

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Patients with Diabetes Regarding Eye Care: A Cross Sectional Study

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Achigbu³

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“…Also, it is associated with loss of productivity and quality of life, and may lead to additional socioeconomic burden. [5][6][7] About 4.8% (1.8 million) of global blindness was due to DR. [8][9][10] DR is a priority blinding disease and is now included in the disease control strategy of 'vision 2020' initiative. 11 Symptoms of diabetic retinopathy include; seeing spots or floaters, blurred vision, having a dark or empty spot in the center of vision and difficulty seeing well at night.…”

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<p>Does a diabetic retinopathy educational program raise awareness among elderly diabetic patients?</p>

Khalaf¹,

Fahmy²,

Ibrahim³

et al. 2019

DMSO

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Background and aim: Diabetic retinopathy is a serious and common complication of diabetes that causes irreversible blindness. The aim of the present study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practice regarding diabetic retinopathy among patients attending a diabetic clinic and identify the effect of an educational program about diabetic retinopathy. Patients and methods: Two hundred diabetic patients were recruited from the outpatient's diabetic clinic, Assiut University hospitals, Egypt. Quasi-experimental (pretest-posttest) research design was applied using a structured interview questionnaire; including socio-demographic data, assessment of the patients' knowledge, attitude, and practices toward diabetic retinopathy. Results: The mean score of knowledge and attitude showed significant improvement (5.3 and 15.1, respectively in pretest vs 16.7 and 16.8, respectively in posttest) among the diabetic patients (p<0.001). From multivariate linear regression model; the predictors for knowledge score were educational level, family history of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy and hypertension. Likewise, attitude score predictors were age, residence, and smoking. Predictors for practice score were hypertension, blood sugar level, and weight. Conclusion: There was a statistically significant relationship between educational level and mean knowledge score. The diabetic education program significantly helped to improve awareness of patients in relation to diabetic retinopathy.

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“…There are lots of studies that used the KAP analysis to assess the awareness of the community about different subjects. Memon et al 6 assessed the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) towards diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in the general population of Karachi in 2015. Their results showed that there is a lack of knowledge of diabetes in the surveyed community, more marked in females, illiterate and the individuals not suffering from diabetes.…”

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confidence: 99%

Identification of Key Success Factors in the Marketing of Cosmetics Based on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Analysis Using Topsis Technique (The Case of Iran)

Mohammadzadeh¹,

Hashemi²,

Salmannejad³

et al. 2017

Pharm Sci

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IntroductionCosmetics means any products which are used for the human body by means of rubbing, sprinkling, or by similar application for cleaning, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, altering the appearance of the human body, and for maintaining health of the skin and hair.1 They are becoming of more importance in daily life and are one of the most growing markets in the world especially in developing countries like Iran. The global cosmetic market was 460 billion USD in 2014, which is about 0.5 % of gross domestic product (GDP) and is estimated to reach 675 billion USD in 2020 by growing at a rate of 6.4%. 2,3 According to the statistics from Iran central bank, average annual expenditure on cosmetics in Iran has been estimated to be around 1.9 % of the total household expenditure which has been located in the seventh position in the world. 4 Based on growing trends of cosmetics' consumption, it is necessary to identify the key success factors (KSF) of these products in the markets. In order to specify these factors, at first, lots of information should be gathered from the population. Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) analysis is a representative study of a population to collect information on what is known, believe and done in relation to the specific topic. It tells us what people know about certain things, how they feel, behave and allow the program to be tailored more appropriately to the needs of the community. 5 A B S T R A C TBackground: Cosmetic products are one of the most important fields of consumer market. Strategic marketing plan and creating competitive advantages through recognizing of key success factors has become as a main core competency of active firms in this area. Based on this, the aim of our study was to identify the key success factors of cosmetic products' marketing in the Iran's market. Methods: To do this, knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of consumers in Iran were evaluated and key success factors were identified based on the mix marketing theory. Deep interviews and closed-ended questionnaires were used to collect data. The randomized sample population of this study was 1200 people. Results of KAP analysis were classified in seven clusters and then Topsis technique was used to analysis each cluster. Results: Results showed that there are a significant relationship between attitude and practice and also between knowledge and practice because of tvalues greater than 1.96 and path coefficient greater than 0.1. Moreover, the results indicated that the most and the least important factors for success of cosmetics' marketing are place (distribution and dispensing) and price, with sorted Cli of 0.9 and 0.1 respectively. Conclusion: It demonstrates that appropriate sales and distribution strategies, scientific and enough information and strong marketing at the point of purchase are the most important key success factors in the marketing of cosmetics, and price has a minimum drawing effect on cosmetics' marketing.

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An Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (Kap) Towards Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in a Suburban Town of Karachi

Cited by 64 publications

References 8 publications

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Patients with Diabetes Regarding Eye Care: A Cross Sectional Study

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Patients with Diabetes Regarding Eye Care: A Cross Sectional Study

<p>Does a diabetic retinopathy educational program raise awareness among elderly diabetic patients?</p>

Identification of Key Success Factors in the Marketing of Cosmetics Based on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Analysis Using Topsis Technique (The Case of Iran)

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