Arslaan Javaeed, Maria Shahid, Sana Samad Khan, Sanniya Khan Ghauri, Shafqat Husnain Khan, Zarghoona Wajid.
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to diabetes mellitus among diabetic patients with complications in Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir..
J Pak Med Assoc Jan ;70(4):667-73.

To determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. The cross-sectonal study was conducted at Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Hospital, Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, from March 26 to September 25, 2017, and comprised patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus who were enrolled using convenience sampling. Each participant completed a self-administered 35-item questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS 23 to determine the correlations among variables. Of the 116 patients, 74(63.8%) were females, and the largest group 58(50%) was aged 51-70 years. Of the total, 111(95.6%) had heard about type 2 diabetes mellitus, 112(96.6%) had sought treatment after diagnosis, and 115(99.1%) had blood sugar tested within the preceding year. There was a positive correlation between knowledge and attitude (p=0.005), knowledge and practice (p<0.001), and attitude and practice (p<0.001). Knowledge, attitude and practice improved with increase in education (p>0.05). The subjects had fair knowledge and good attitude toward type 2 diabetes mellitus, and they appeared willing to improve diabetic control. However, diabetes-related practice was found to be poor.

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