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A STUDY TO ASSESS PERCEIVED KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF TYPE-2 DIABETES MELLITUS, AWARENESS OF COMPLICATIONS, COMPLIANCE TO MEDICATIONS AND CONTROL OF TYPE-2 DIABETESMELLITUS AMONG DIABETIC POPULATION IN TABUK CITY, KINGDOME SAUDI ARABIA

AUTHORS:

Meshal Saleh S Alatawi, Aeshah Salem M AlAmrani , Ahmad Awadh S Alatawi

ABSTRACT:

Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is considered to be one of the main 4 groups of Non-communicable diseases which are the biggest cause of death worldwide, more than 36 million die annually from NCDs (63% of global deaths) where Diabetes account for 1.5 million NCD deaths annually. While its complications can lead to cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, retinal disease, renal disease and lower limb amputation. As a consequence, causes a shorter life expectancy in diabetic patients; researches confirmed that diabetics have a shorter life expectancy than non-diabetic individuals and this extravagant mortality is predominantly due to diabetic complications. Limited data is available regarding the awareness and knowledge about these complications in our population. Methods: We conducted this descriptive cross-sectional study among Tabuk city population, Saudi Arabia. All Saudi participants who diagnosed with type-2 Diabetes Mellitus and were included in this study. The total sample obtained was 385. A Pre-Formed self-administered questionnaire about duration of diabetes mellitus, compliance to treatment, Knowledge about complications of diabetes mellitus, filled by participants. Results: Participants classified to five categories according to age. Male and female groups contributed to (41%) and (59%) respectively. Nearly half of participants have the disease for more than five years (51%), and nearly two thirds were compliant to their medications (64.9%). Four fifths of participants (80%) have positive family history of diabetes mellitus. (23.2%) of participants have only one family member with diabetes mellitus, (12%) have two members, (17.1%) have five members or more with diabetes mellitus. Conclusion: Self-knowledge and recognition of early signs and symptoms of DM complications, and the control of blood sugar levels are essential in prevention of and slowing the progression of diabetic complication. And to achieve these results, effective patient education and improvement patients’ diabetic control, educational strategies will be needed as it will help diabetic patients to improve their blood glucose levels and to prevent further deterioration which improve life quality and increase life expectancy for those patients. Keywords: diabetes mellitus, awareness, complications.

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