Assessment of Dietary Knowledge among Type II Diabetic Patients at Diabetic Center in Merjan Medical City
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https://doi.org/10.46649/f8j4pk42Keywords:
Assessment, Dietary Knowledge ,Type II Diabetic, Patients’ self-careAbstract
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus especially type II has recently become serious disease with high possibility of increased rate of comorbidity since it is along life disease which requires a person with adequate knowledge regarding the diseases itself as well as good self –care
OBJECTIVES: assess of dietary knowledge among type II diabetic patients at diabetic center in Merjan medical city
Methodology: a descriptive study design was used to conduct the study. The investigator develops the questionnaire to accomplish the study's objectives. A sum of 50 patients were purposely selected. The validity of the instrument was assured through a board of experts, and the instrument's reliability was established through making pilot study. The data was analyzed throught using descriptive and inferential statistics by using of SPSS Version 23 for analysis of questionnaire are acceptable, patient knowledge 20 items of dietary knowledge among type II diabetic patients
RESULTS: show that the majority of sample 19(38%) were had poor level dietary knowledge among type II diabetic patients at diabetic center in Merjan medical city. shows that there is a significant relationship between overall patients’ knowledge toward dietary of type II diabetic and their demographic data at p ≤ 0.05 such as (age, educational level, occupational status , residence and economic status), while with (gender and marital status) that there is a non-significant relationship with patients’ knowledge toward dietary of type ii diabetic and their demographic data at diabetic center in Merjan medical city. at p ≤ 0.05
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