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Diabetes Self-Management Education and Practices among Type 2 Diabetic Patients
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Diabetes Self-Management Education and Practices among Type 2 Diabetic Patients
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
Objective: To compare the knowledge and practices of diabetes self- care management among type 2 diabetic patients intwo hospitals of Karachi.Study Design and Setting: A cross sectional study was carried out at two Tertiary Care Hospital of Karachi from March2018 to August 2018.Methodology: A total of 120 subjects of type 2 diabetes were included in the study. Data was collected through structuredquestionnaire. Knowledge regarding diabetes includes normal blood sugar level, symptoms of low and high blood sugarand management of these symptoms. Structured questionnaire was used to collect information of sociodemographiccharacteristics, knowledge and attitude of diabetes and self-care management practices. Data was analyzed by SPSS version21. P value less than 0.05 considered as significantResults: Majority of the participants were females (55%) and males were (45%).The duration of diabetes in majority ofparticipants, (43.3%) was less th...
