Dhfer Alshayban|Atta Abbas Naqvi|Othman Alhumaid|Ali S. Alqahtani|Md. Ashraful Islam|Syed Azizullah Ghori|Abdul Haseeb|Majid Ali|Muhammad Shahid Iqbal|Mahmoud E. Elrggal|Azfar Athar Ishaqui|Mansour Adam Mahmoud|Irfanullah Khan|Shazia Jamshed
Association of Disease Knowledge and Medication Adherence Among Out-Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University|Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University|Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University|Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University|Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University|Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University|Umm al-Qura University|Umm al-Qura University|Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University|Umm al-Qura University|King Abdulaziz Hospital|Taibah University|Universiti Sains Malaysia|International Islamic University Malaysia
study aimed evaluate association disease knowledge medication adherence patients type 2 diabetes mellitusa crosssectional study conducted three months patients type 2 diabetes visited three community pharmacies located khobar saudi arabia patients disease knowledge adherence medications documented using arabic versions michigan diabetes knowledge test general medication adherence scale respectively data analyzed spss version 23 chisquare test used report association demographics adherence spearmans rank correlation employed report relationship among hba1c values disease knowledge adherence logistic regression model utilized report determinants medication adherence corresponding adjusted odds ratio study approved concerned ethical committee irbugs201905001a total 318 patients consented participate study mean hba1c value 81 third patients n 105 33 high adherence half patients n 162 509 disease knowledge 51 75 significantly weaktomoderate positive correlation 0221 p 001 medication adherence disease knowledge reported patients 50 correct answers diabetes knowledge test questionnaire likely adherent medications aor 446 p 001disease knowledge patients average half patients hightogood adherence patients better knowledge 4 5 times likely high adherence highlights importance patient education awareness regarding medication adherence managing diabetes