Survey of knowledge-attitude-practice concerning insulin use in adult diabetic patients in eastern India

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作者
Choudhury, Sourav Das [1 ]
Das, Somak Kumar [2 ,3 ]
Hazra, Avijit [1 ]
机构
[1] Postgrad Inst Med Educ & Res, Dept Pharmacol, Kolkata, India
[2] West Bengal Univ Hlth Sci, Dept Med, Coll Med, Kalyani, W Bengal, India
[3] West Bengal Univ Hlth Sci, Jawaharlal Nehru Mem Hosp, Kalyani, W Bengal, India
关键词
Attitude; diabetes mellitus; knowledge; mellitus; practice; HIGH PREVALENCE;
D O I
10.4103/0253-7613.135957
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Objectives: The study was conducted to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding insulin use among diabetic patients in tertiary care hospitals. Materials and Methods: Type 1 and 2 diabetic patients, aged 18 years and above, attending the Medicine/Endocrinology out-patient department or admitted as in-patients in three hospitals in and around Kolkata were enrolled. A pretested structured questionnaire comprising of 51 items was administered through face-to-face interview. Responses from 385 subjects were analyzed. Results: Both higher educational and higher economic standards were associated with better understanding of insulin use. Longer duration of diabetes and its treatment (oral anti-diabetic drugs and insulin) were associated with better knowledge of some parameters. Female subjects were less aware of HbA(1c) as a monitoring tool. Among current insulin users, 70% had never used a glucometer; only 27.33% carried simple carbohydrates for use in hypoglycemic attacks; and 32% failed to rotate sites for insulin injection. Conclusion: Knowledge and attitude were satisfactory on the whole but deficiencies in practice were pronounced, which can potentially be removed through appropriate counseling.
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