Research Article
Insulin Knowledge, Handling, and Storage among Diabetic Pilgrims during the Hajj Mass Gathering
Table 4
Insulin handling and storage during the Hajj.
| | Makkah, (%) | Madinah, (%) | Mina, (%) | Arafat, (%) |
| | Availability of a refrigerator | 181 (100) | 170 (97.7) | 78 (43.1) | 58 (32.8) | | Storage of insulin during Hajj | | | | | | (i) With medical mission | 49 (26.8) | 44 (25.0) | 84 (46.4) | 79 (43.6) | | (ii) In shared storage | 7 (3.8) | 5 (2.8) | 5 (2.8) | 5 (2.8) | | (iii) With self | 152 (83.1) | 148 (84.1) | 116 (64.1) | 119 (65.7) | | In refrigerator | 108 (71.5) | 107 (73.8) | 17 (14.8) | 18 (15.3) | | In a cooling case | 47 (31.1) | 39 (26.9) | 72 (62.6) | 70 (59.3) | | In a bottle of water | 0 | 0 | 11 (9.5) | 13 (11.0) | | At room temperature | 5 (3.3) | 5 (3.4) | 16 (13.9) | 18 (15.3) | | Storage of insulin while performing the Hajj rituals | | | | | | (i) With medical mission | 50 (30.5) | 44 (28.0) | 87 (48.6) | 80 (44.9) | | (ii) In shared storage | 3 (1.8) | 3 (1.9) | 6 (3.4) | 6 (3.4) | | (iii) Leave in accommodation | 13 (7.9) | 11 (7.0) | 15 (8.4) | 12 (6.7) | | (iv) With self | 134 (81.7) | 129 (82.2) | 114 (63.7) | 118 (66.3) | | In refrigerator | 83 (62.4) | 80 (62.5) | 10 (8.7) | 11 (9.2) | | In a cooling case | 49 (36.8) | 46 (35.9) | 78 (67.8) | 78 (65.5) | | In a bottle of water | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 9 (7.8) | 10 (8.5) | | At room temperature | 7 (5.3) | 5 (3.9) | 17 (14.8) | 18 (15.1) |
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