Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of diabetic people in Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Walid G. Babikr; Abdullah I. Aedh; Awad Mohamed Ahmed; Ahmed Abdelraheem; Mohammed Alasmary; Amar B. Elhussein; Anas R. Alijla; Mutaz M. Ahmed; Ali M. Assiri; Awad M. Al-Qahtani; Abubaker A. Younis; Hamdan Alshehri; Hatem Mohamed

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20171860

Authors

Walid G. Babikr Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Najran University, College of Medicine, Najran
Abdullah I. Aedh Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Najran University, College of Medicine, Najran
Awad Mohamed Ahmed Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Nile College, Khartoum, Sudan
Ahmed Abdelraheem Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Najran University, College of Medicine, Najran
Mohammed Alasmary Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Najran University, College of Medicine, Najran
Amar B. Elhussein Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Nile College, Khartoum, Sudan
Anas R. Alijla General Surgery Resident, Najran University Hospital, Najran
Mutaz M. Ahmed General Directorate of Health Affairs, Genetics and Chronic diseases department, Najran, KSA
Ali M. Assiri Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Najran University, College of Medicine, Najran
Awad M. Al-Qahtani Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Najran University, College of Medicine, Najran
Abubaker A. Younis Al-Ghad International Colleges for Medical Sciences, Najran, KSA
Hamdan Alshehri Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Najran University, College of Medicine, Najran
Hatem Mohamed Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, School of Allied Sciences, De Montfort University Leicester, Leicester LE1 9BH, UK

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20171860

Keywords:

Attitudes, Diabetes, Dietary, Knowledge, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Practice Najran

Abstract

Background: This cross-sectional hospital based study aimed at determining the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of diabetes among local people of Najran, Saudi Arabia.

Methods: We aimed to investigate the levels of knowledge, attitude and practice among diabetic people in Najran area.

Results: 10% of the participants scored >7, 28% scored >5 and 62% scored 5 and less in Knowledge questionnaire. None [0.00%] of the participants scored 7 or more out of the attitude questionnaire. 100% of the participants scored 5 and less out of 12. 100% of the participants scored >6 and 0% scored 12 or more in the practice questionnaire.

Conclusions: Our study revealed that the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of diabetes in the area of Najran is very poor. We suggest that a structured educational program to be adopted by the health authorities in Saudi Arabia.

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