Md. Kaoser Bin Siddique|Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam|Palash Chandra Banik|Lal Rawal
Diabetes knowledge and utilization of healthcare services among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Dhaka, Bangladesh
BRAC University|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|Bangladesh University of Health Sciences|BRAC University
diabetes significant global public health concern poor knowledge disease healthcare utilization associated worse health outcomes leading increasing burden diabetes many developing countries study aimed determine diabetes related knowledge factors affecting utilization healthcare services among patients type 2 diabetes mellitus bangladesh analytical study conducted among 318 patients type 2 diabetes t2dm attending two large tertiary hospitals dhaka bangladesh august 2014 january 2015 interviewer assisted semistructured survey questionnaire used collect data diabetes knowledge measured validated likert scale selfreported utilization service diabetes univariate bivariate analyses conducted determine factors associated diabetes knowledge healthcare utilization mean sd age participants 52 10 years majority participants females 58 urban residents 74 almost twothird 66 participants average level knowledge t2dm onefifth 21 participants poor knowledge significantly associated gender p 0002 education p 0 001 income p 0001 median travel waiting time facility 30 45 min respectively onethird 37 participants checked blood glucose monthly patients satisfied regarding family 55 hospital 67 support t2dm patients average knowledge diabetes might affect utilization healthcare services diabetes management innovations increasing diabetes knowledge health behavior change recommended specially females lower education less income