Farhana Islam|Rahul Chakrabarti|Mohamed Dirani|Mohammad Tauhidul Islam|Gail Ormsby|Mohd Nadhir Ab Wahab|Christine Critchley|Robert P. Finger
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Diabetes in Rural Bangladesh: The Bangladesh Population Based Diabetes and Eye Study (BPDES)
Swinburne University of Technology|Centre for Eye Research Australia|University of Melbourne|Centre for Eye Research Australia|University of Melbourne|University of Melbourne|Centre for Eye Research Australia|University of Melbourne|Avondale University|Swinburne University of Technology|Centre for Eye Research Australia|University of Melbourne
assess knowledge attitudes practice kap amongst general community regarding type 2 diabetes mellitus dm rural bangladeshdata collected using cluster random sampling 3104 adults residing rural district bangladesh participants underwent kap questionnaire survey regarding assessing diabetes sociodemographic medical history descriptive chisquare regression analyses performedparticipants aged 30 89 years 51 sd 118 655 female prevalence diabetes found 83 majority 93 reported heard diabetes yet 4 knew glucose tolerance test 50 reported knew physical inactivity risk factor age gender level education socioeconomic status ses significantly associated kap lower proportion 41 older participants aged 65 years reported knew dietary modifications assist diabetes control compared aged less 35 years 69 p0001 males 0393 95 ci 01420643 level education compared schooling 0726 95 ci 0596 0857 reported significantly knowledge multivariate adjustments covariates participants aged 35 years odds ratio 173 95 ci 122243 significantly higher positive attitudes towards treatments diabetes compared aged 65 years 99 people known diabetes 50 n 52 never blood sugar levels checked since diagnosisknowledge diabetes risk factors limited rural bangladesh even persons diagnosed type 2 dm development public health programmes increase knowledge diabetes complications required assist people living rural bangladesh control management diabetes