RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Knowledge of hypoglycemia by primary health care centers registered diabetic patients
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 219
OP 222
VO 22
IS 3
A1 Ahmed G. Elzubier
YR 2001
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/22/3/219.abstract
AB OBJECTIVE: To assess the knowledge of diabetic patients about symptoms of Hypoglycemia, and the variables that may be associated with that knowledge.METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 1039 diabetic subjects, registered in the urban and rural primary health care centers of Makkah. The tool of data collection was a structured questionnaire. The parameters of the study were lack of knowledge about hypoglycemia measured as knowledge of individual symptoms; and the proportions of patients with poor knowledge score.RESULTS: The frequency of lack of knowledge of symptoms of hypoglycemia was around 50% of subjects. Two-third of subjects had a poor knowledge score. Main variables significantly associated with poor knowledge score were male gender (P< 0.001), low education (P < 0.0001), non-compliance with treatment (P < 0.02), and lack of knowledge about hypoglycemia (P < 0.00001).CONCLUSION: There is a need for health education of diabetic subjects about symptoms of hypoglycaemia, in order to deal with it in an effective way.