Volume : 09, Issue : 02, February – 2022
Title:
08.ASSESSMENT OF DIABETES KNOWLEDGE AMONG DIABETIC CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT AND ITS EFFECT ON GLYCEMIC CONTROL, IN DIABETIC CENTER, TAIF, KSA
Authors :
Dalia DakheelAllah Dhawi Algthami, Dr. Mohammed Deifallah Alzaydi, Dr. Humaid khoshaiban Alswat, Dr. Shada Abdulrahman Alharthi
Abstract :
Background: Awareness is important for proper self-management and is the foundation of diabetes treatment. Children and adolescents living with diabetes must have sufficient knowledge of diabetes.
Aim: This study aimed to assessing knowledge of children and adolescents regard to diabetes and assess the relationship between knowledge and glycemic control in type 1 diabetic children and adolescents in Taif diabetic center, KSA.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional analytical study. The study included children and adolescents attending a diabetic center in Taif, KSA. Questionnaire was used to collect data with help from parents and medical files. Knowledge was assessed using Michigan Diabetes Knowledge Test revised true/false version. Data was entered and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 26.
Results: The study included 232 children and adolescents, of whom 54.7% were females. Of all, 86.9% had T1DM. Over half the participants had a positive family history of diabetes (53.9%), and used insulin 1 to 3 times a day (52.2%). Over half of the participants (57.8%) had poor knowledge levels, and 39.7%, and 2.6%, had good and excellent knowledge levels, respectively. Sex significantly associated with diabetes knowledge (P=0.026), as more females (47.2%) had good knowledge than males (30.5%). Maternal education (P=0.018) as well as family income (P=0.001) were significantly associated with knowledge level among participants. Being diagnosed in the last one year only was associated with poorer knowledge than earlier diagnoses (P=0.005). Similarly, more frequent daily insulin use was associated with higher rates of good knowledge (P=0.000). Measuring blood glucose at home was also associated with higher rates of good knowledge (P=0.025), and excellent glycemic control was associated with higher rates of excellent knowledge among participants (P=0.001).
Conclusion: The study found positive associations between diabetic knowledge and sociodemographic factors, time of diagnosis, as well as better glycemic control. We recommend further educational emphases for this age group as it is likely to be associated with better prognosis and less complications.
Cite This Article:
Please cite this article in press Dalia DakheelAllah Dhawi Algthami et al, Assessment Of Diabetes Knowledge Among Diabetic Children And Adolescent And Its Effect On Glycemic Control, In Diabetic Center, Taif, KSA., Indo Am. J. P. Sci, 2022; 09(2).
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