KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT OF DIABETES AND INCIDENCE OF HYPERTENSION IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS

Diabetes is affecting the population of the world as 117 million individuals are affected which is expected to touch 366 million till 2030. Type II Diabetes is controllable by self. It is a heterogeneous combination of syndromes in the shape of insulin deficiency and high blood pressure with a higher risk of CVD and uncontrollable complications and disorders. Adverse events are controllable by controlling hypertension. Anti-diabetic medication is required for those who cannot manage diabetes with diet and exercise. Hypertension is also high in diabetic patients than non-diabetic patients. This research aims to determine the awareness and management of hypertension induced diabetes in T2DM patients. We conducted this cross-sectional research at Da Nang through a questionnaire to assess disease awareness among diabetic patients. The researcher used SPSS for statistical analysis of the research outcomes. There are thousands of diabetic patients all over Vietnam but in the project, our sample size is very less i.e. 112 patients+ 20% hence a total of 135 patients data was collected on the prevalence basis of the disease. Respondents from the urban area were 94 (69.6%) while those of rural area respondents were 40 (29.6%). Respondents were divided on the basis of their family history and 100 (74.1) had a family history of disease while 35 (25.9%) respondents had no family history of diabetes. 47 (34.8%) respondents suffered from diabetes less than 5 years while 86 (63.7%) volunteers had disease greater than five years. the male had more knowledge than the women with the mean rank of 69.60. the respondents with the education of graduation or above have the highest mean rank of 77.55 while illiterates had the lowest mean rank of 51.78. Research outcomes suggest tangible steps to spread awareness among the policymakers, scholars and healthcare professionals about the diabetes prevalence.