Kaniz Fatema|Sharmin Hossain|Khurshid Natasha|Hasina Akhter Chowdhury|Jesmin Akter|Tahmina Khan|Liaquat Ali
Knowledge attitude and practice regarding diabetes mellitus among Nondiabetic and diabetic study participants in Bangladesh
Bangladesh University|Bangladesh University of Health Sciences|Bangladesh University|Bangladesh University|Bangladesh University|Bangladesh University|Bangladesh University|Bangladesh University
increased awareness amongst large population groups major determinant prevention diabetes complications well related metabolic disorders knowledge attitude principal markers awareness need studied various population groups specific racial cultural contexts present study undertaken explore knowledge attitude practice kap regarding diabetes mellitus dm among nondiabetic nondm type 2 diabetes mellitus t2dm patients bangladesh crosssectional study conducted among 18697 adults aged 18 years 7796 male 10901 female 6780 nondm 11917 t2dm selected purposively opd 19 healthcare centres around dhaka northern parts bangladesh kap assessed prestructured intervieweradministered questionnaire categorised using predefined scores poor mean 1 sd average mean 1 sd good mean 1 sd univariate bivariate statistical analysis done appropriate multivariate linear regression done examine association diabetes related kap covariates mean sd age years study participants 46 14 mean bmi 244 41 mean waisthip ratio whr 093 007 proportion poor average good knowledge scores among t2dm subjects 17 68 15 respectively corresponding values attitude score 23 67 10 respectively kap regarding diabetes found better among people living diabetes compared counterparts dm males showed better knowledge practice regarding diabetes compared nondm counterparts sd 4418 1613 vs 4088 1562 p 0001 6600 2968 vs 6421 3179 p 0001 respectively females showed better attitude score compared males overall kap found significantly higher p 0001 middle aged 3150 years participants group participants urban residents higher educational background upper socioeconomic class demonstrated significantly greater score terms kap nondm t2dm groups p 0001 linear regression analysis knowledge scores correlated strongly education income residence diabetic state bmi attitude overall level knowledge practice concerning diabetes among bangladeshi population average overall level attitude good nondm t2dm subjects prevent diabetes complications urgent need coordinated educational campaigns prioritized focus poorer rural less educated groups