Research Article
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Glycemic Control and Its Associated Factors among Diabetes Mellitus Patients
Table 2
Knowledge assessment towards glycemic controls among DM patients at the University of Gondar referral hospital 2018.
| | Knowledge assessment items | Correct response (%) | Incorrect response (%) |
| | Definition of DM | 251 (62.3) | 152 (37.7) | | What type of DM you had | 252 (62.5) | 151 (37.5) | | Causes of DM | 235 (58.3) | 168 (41.7) | | Type of medications used | 341 (84.6) | 62 (15.4) | | What to do when you become hypoglycemic | 337 (83.6) | 66 (16.4) | | How to inject insulin | 321 (79.7) | 82 (20.3) | | Is that DM hereditary? | 159 (39.5) | 244 (60.5) | | What does lipidemic/obesity/hypertension mean? | 277 (68.7) | 126 (31.3) | | Risk factors of DM | 241 (59.8) | 162 (40.2) | | How can DM be detected? | 184 (45.7) | 219 (54.3) | | Could DM affect other organs? | 134 (43.9) | 221 (56.1) | | Can complications occur due to DM? | 203 (50.4) | 200 (49.6) | | Effect of regular exercise on DM | 344 (85.4) | 59 (14.6) | | Effect of extra salt intake on DM | 362 (89.8) | 41 (10.2) | | Effect of extra sugar intake on DM | 253 (62.8) | 150 (37.2) | | Effect of smoking on DM | 275 (68.2) | 128 (31.8) |
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