Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticasen diabetes mellitus tipo 2 Fundación Donum. Cuenca, 2014

Abstract

Objectives: To determine knowledge, attitudes and practice, about Diabetes mellitus type 2 in diabetic outpatients attending at Fundación Donum, in the lapse of time between march-july of 2014.

Methods and Materials: A descriptive study was made in a universe of 290 patients attending at Donum Foundation between March and July 2014 the interview was made using a validated KAP questionnaire, and the data were analyzed in Excel software.

Results: The median age was 64; the minimum was 33 and the maximum was 98. The 46.21% patients were between 45-64 years. The 68.62% were women. The 78.28% lived in urban areas. The 54.83% worked in houshold chores. Illiterate and primary level patients were the 71.38%. And 46.21% had <10 years of disease evolution.

For knowledge: the 26.21% had high scores; average, the 68.97% and low, the 4.83%.For attitudes: the 6.55%; had high scores; average, the 35.17% and low, the 35.17%.For practice: the 80%; had high scores; average, the 17.93% and low, the 2.07%.

Conclusions: A high level of knowledge was less than 30%, high level of attitude was less of 10% and a high level of practice was shown in 80% of patients.