Knowledge and self-care practices regarding diabetes among newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 1112
• Main Authors: Saleh, Farzana, Mumu, Shirin J, Ara, Ferdous, Begum, Housne A, Ali, Liaquat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 26.12.2012; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Bangladesh; Blood sugar; Blood sugar monitoring; Care and treatment; Confidence intervals; Cross-Sectional Studies; Developing countries; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - diagnosis; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - therapy; Diabetes therapy; Diabetics; Disease; Epidemiology; Family medical history; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health sciences; Humans; Hyperglycemia; Knowledge; LDCs; Lifestyles; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Patient education; Patients; Practice; Public health; Questionnaires; Self Care - psychology; Self-care; Self-care, Health; Socioeconomic Factors; Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires; Time Factors; Type 2 diabetes; Bangladesh

Levels of knowledge about diabetes mellitus (DM) among newly diagnosed diabetics in Bangladesh are unknown. This study assessed the relationship between knowledge and practices among newly diagnosed type 2 DM patients. Newly diagnosed adults with type 2 diabetes (N = 508) were selected from 19 healt...