knowledge attitude and practice questionnaire

Knowledge of diabetes can prevent the imminent chronic comorbidities of DM, which impact significantly on the quality of life of the diabetic patients. KAP regarding diabetes vary greatly depending on socio economic conditions, cultural beliefs and habits. If the level of one element is higher, the other two factors should be affected positively. Elements of KAP are interrelated and dependent on each other.

Positive knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) are important for DM patients. Knowledge plays a vital role in any future disease development and its early prevention and detection. By then, 80% of all diabetes cases will occur in the low and middle socioeconomic classes where knowledge about diabetes is poor. In terms of the number of people living with diabetes, this explosion will shift Bangladesh from tenth to seventh among the top ten countries by the year 2025. By 2025 the number is expected to grow to 7.4 million or 6.1% of the population. In 2012, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimated that 3.8 million or 4.8% of people living in Bangladesh have diabetes. A decade ago, diabetes was not considered as a major public health problem in developing countries like Bangladesh, whereas by 2015 the situation has changed dramatically. Ī United Nations (UN) resolution in 2007 confirmed diabetes mellitus as a significant global public health issue. Trends in the incidence of diabetes indicate a disproportionate increase in developing countries due to current rapid demographic transitions from traditional to more westernized and urbanized lifestyles. To prevent diabetes and its complications there is an urgent need for coordinated educational campaigns with a prioritized focus on poorer, rural and less educated groups.ĭiabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the major fast growing noncommunicable disease (NCD) threats to global public health. The overall level of knowledge and practice concerning diabetes among Bangladeshi population is average, but the overall level of attitude is good both in nonDM and T2DM subjects. On linear regression analysis, knowledge scores correlated strongly with education, income, residence, diabetic state, BMI and attitude. Participants from urban residents, higher educational background and upper socio-economic class demonstrated significantly greater score in terms of KAP in both nonDM and T2DM groups ( p < 0.001). Overall KAP were found to be significantly higher ( p < 0.001) in middle aged (31–50 years) participants in each group. Females showed better attitude score compared to males. The KAP regarding diabetes was found to be better among people who were living with diabetes compared to their counterparts. The corresponding values for attitude score were 23%, 67% and 10% respectively. The proportion of poor, average and good knowledge scores among T2DM subjects were 17%, 68% and 15% respectively. The mean (±SD) age (years) of all the study participants was 46 ± 14, mean BMI 24.4 ± 4.1 and mean waist-hip ratio (WHR) was 0.93 ± 0.07. Multivariate linear regression was done to examine the association between diabetes related KAP and other covariates. Univariate and bivariate statistical analysis were done as appropriate. KAP were assessed by a pre-structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire and categorised using predefined scores of poor (mean + 1 SD). MethodsĪ cross-sectional study was conducted among 18,697 adults (aged 18 years and above 7796 male and 10,901 female 6780 nonDM and 11,917 T2DM) selected purposively from the OPD of 19 healthcare centres in and around Dhaka and in northern parts of Bangladesh. The present study was undertaken to explore knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding -diabetes mellitus (DM) among nondiabetic (nonDM) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in Bangladesh. Knowledge and attitude are the principal markers of awareness that need to be studied in various population groups in specific racial and cultural contexts. Increased awareness amongst large population groups is a major determinant for the prevention of diabetes and its complications as well as related metabolic disorders.

Knowledge attitude and practice questionnaire