Awareness of Regular Checkups In Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among The Population of Hail City In Saudi Arabia.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 9
Abstract
Background:Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2 DM) awareness is vital for its managementand control of complications. However, low number ofstudies was carried out in Hail, KSA even though the conditionconstitutes a major public health problem in Hail. T2 DM is a major public health problem in Saudi Arabia so regular checkups will be a great help to reduce the risk of developing complications of T2DM. Aim; This study aimed at evaluating the awareness of regular checkups in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients of Hail city in Saudi Arabia. Methods: 200 patients attending the KKH. A questionnaire was used, containing questions onpatient’s demographic characteristics and awareness of various aspects of T2 DM including general knowledge on T2 DM,causes, complications, management and prevention. Results: Out of the 1530 patients, 1015 were in age group (40-60) years with percent (66.3%). 89.4% were married and majority were High School education (37.6%), Most cases received health awareness about the importance of periodic checkups for T2DM with percent (51.0%), while the rest didn’t receive any health awareness before. (49.0%). Also 47.1% of cases reported that the cause of type II diabetes was lake of regular exercise. Only 15.3% always checked their blood sugar, who were aware of their condition, and that the period between each blood test performed were (annual) (18.0%), ,monthly (34.1%) , weekly (32.2%) and daily (15.7% ) . 61.2% didn’t know the complications yet.Moreover, 40% of cases showed family history of diabetesand 20.4% had other associated diseases Conclusion: The present study showed that 49.0% of Type 2 patients attending DM clinics in Hail city have poor knowledge on regular checkups of T2 DM. Therefore, there is a need for mindful efforts of all health care providers towards improving the level of awareness through healtheducation and encouragement, not limited to the hospital but also within the general population, malls, schools, colleges and media as part of nationalstrategies toprevent, manage and control T2DM
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Abrar Hamad Alageel, Amani Khalifa
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