Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in a sample of Iraqi type 2 diabetic patients | ||
| Al-Qadisiah Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 12, Issue 1, June 2016, Pages 100-106 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Authors | ||
| Saied-Quraish Kareem Abbas; Haydar F. Al-Tukmagi; Tawfeeq F. AL-Auqbi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: knowledge; attitude and practice backgrounds affect much the outcome of diabetes. Non-compliance imposes a considerable health care and financial burden on the health system. Objectives: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice background of type 2 diabetes Iraqi patients toward their disease by using the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) questionnaire. Patients and methods: A cross sectional questionnaire based study enrolled 300 type 2 diabetes patients. It was held in National diabetic center/Al-Mustansiryiah University in Baghdad from January 2015 through April 2015. Patients knowledge, attitude and practice background were assessed using KAP (knowledge Attitude and Practice) questionnaires. Results: Mean knowledge score was 6.48+2.66, attitude score was 5.28+2.07 and practice score was 4.62+1.49. males showed significantly higher KAP scores than females (P<0.001). Patients with higher significant education had the highest knowlegde score in comparison with those with secondary eduction; the difference was statistically highly significant (P<0.001). Patients living in urban areas showed significantly higher mean score than those living in rural areas (P<0.001). Patients who had jobs experienced a significantly higher knowledge score than those without job (P<0.001). Smoker patients had significantly higher KAP scores than non-smoker patients (P<0.001). Conclusion: The study concluded that low/ moderate knowledge, attitude and practice of diabetes among the diabetic patients, which need more effort and role to be played by clinical pharmacist to fulfill this gap. . | ||
| Keywords | ||
| KAP; Type | ||
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