Research Article
Assessment of Gap between Knowledge and Practices among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients at a Tertiary-Care Hospital in Bangladesh
Table 2
Identified deficient knowledge areas relating to DM among patients (
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| | Knowledge on diabetes | Correct answer
number (%) | Incorrect answer
number (%) |
| | Definition of diabetes | 405 (81) | 95 (19) | | Risk factors of diabetes | 10 (2) | 490 (98) | | Targeted level of blood glucose | 325 (65) | 175 (35) | | Knowledge on hypoglycemia | 199 (39.8) | 301 (60.2) | | Knowledge on ketoacidosis | 45 (9) | 455 (91) | | Principles of dietary management | 387 (77) | 113 (23) | | Food exchange system for dietary management | 16 (3) | 484 (97) | | Basic rules of foot care | 96 (19) | 404 (81) |
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DM: diabetes mellitus.
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