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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Diabetic Patients in the United Arab Emirates
PLoS ONE, Volume 8, No. 1, Article e52857, Year 2013
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Introduction: Diabetes self-management education is a cornerstone of diabetes care. However, many diabetics in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) lack sufficient knowledge about their disease due to illiteracy. Thus, before considering any possible intervention it was imperative to assess present knowledge, attitudes, and practices of patients towards the management of diabetes. Methods: A random sample of 575 DM patients was selected from diabetes outpatient's clinics of Tawam and Al-Ain hospitals in Al-Ain city (UAE) during 2006-2007, and their knowledge attitude and practice assessed using a questionnaire modified from the Michigan Diabetes Research Training Center instrument. Results: Thirty-one percent of patients had poor knowledge of diabetes. Seventy-two had negative attitudes towards having the disease and 57% had HbA1c levels reflecting poor glycemic control. Only seventeen percent reported having adequate blood sugar control, while 10% admitted non-compliance with their medications. Knowledge, practice and attitude scores were all statistically significantly positively, but rather weakly, associated, but none of these scores was significantly correlated with HbA1c. Conclusions: The study showed low levels of diabetes awareness but positive attitudes towards the importance of DM care and satisfactory diabetes practices in the UAE. Programs to increase patients' awareness about DM are essential for all diabetics in the UAE in order to improve their understanding, compliance and management and, thereby, their ability to cope with the disease. © 2013 Al-Maskari et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Al-Maskari, F. A.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
El Sadig, M.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Al-Kaabi, Juma M.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Afandi, Bachar O.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
Tawam Hospital
Nagelkerke, Nico J.D.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Yeatts, Karin
United States, Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Statistics
Citations: 266
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0052857
e-ISSN:
19326203
Research Areas
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial