. Nghiep Ke Le; . Niruwan Turnbull; . Cuong Van Dam; . Santisith Khiewkhern; . Surasak Thiabrithi
Volume 11, Issue 2 , February 2021, , Pages 1-16
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Disease knowledge, appropriate attitude, and proper practices play an importantrole in disease control and reduction of diabetes‑related complications and deaths. This ...
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BACKGROUND: Disease knowledge, appropriate attitude, and proper practices play an importantrole in disease control and reduction of diabetes‑related complications and deaths. This study aimsto investigate the impact of knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAPs) of Type 2 diabetic patients’outcomes.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross‑sectional research was conducted on a group of 102 Type 2diabetic participants in 17 communities in Tam Binh District, Vinh Long Province, Vietnam. Theresearch tool employed the KAP questionnaire using IBM SPSS 22 to analyze the data.RESULTS: The participants’ average age was 57.02 ± 6.323 years. The proportion of womenwas 76.5% (three times higher than men). The knowledge score of the participants waslow (30.04 ± 12.823), the attitude toward score of diabetics was moderate (61.544 ± 29.99), and thepractice of self‑care score was low (50.59 ± 14.881). There were also some significant relationshipsbetween KAPs with ethnicity, marital status, diabetic duration, location, employment status, andtreatment method. In addition, there were only significant differences between the self‑care practicegroups and patients’ attitude toward Type 2 diabetes.CONCLUSION: There is a significant relationship between KAP with some participants’ characteristics.The KAPs of the diabetic patients in Tam Binh district are still low. This result showed that although thepatient’s attitude towards disease was good, it was not enough for them to practice good self‑controldue to poor knowledge.