Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Diabetes among Saudi MOH Primary Healthcare Physicians in Jeddah: A Cross Sectional Study

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dc.contributor.authorTheban, Ali Ahmeden_US
dc.contributor.authorMDen_US
dc.contributor.authorDFEen_US
dc.contributor.authorMajed, Awad Bajabaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMDen_US
dc.contributor.authorABFMen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T07:24:57Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T07:24:57Z
dc.date.issued2019-01
dc.description.abstractBackground: Role of primary care physicians in managementof diabetes mellitus is very essential. Their attitudes andpractices are influenced by their knowledge; therefore, theimportance of healthcare providers in promoting understandingand helpful attitudes about diabetes cannot be underestimated.Objective: To assess the level of knowledge, attitude andpractice of general physicians regarding diabetes in Jeddahcity.Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional study wasconducted throughout the period 1st June to 31st August 2018among a representative sample of general practitionersworking at Ministry of Health (MOH) primary health carecentres in Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia. A structured selfadministered questionnaire was used to collect data. It iscomprised of four sections, starting with demographicinformation and clinical experience, 12 questions measuringthe respondent’s knowledge of diabetes diagnosis, treatmentand complications, 9 questions evaluating physician’s attitudetowards diabetes control and 6 questions measuring thephysician’s practices toward their diabetic patients.Results: The study included 171 physicians. Femalesrepresent 58.5% of them. Almost half of them (50.9%) agedbetween 30 and 39 years. Majority of the physicians (82.5%)were Saudis. Overall, the knowledge score percentage rangedbetween 8.33% and 100% with a mean of 69.7% and standarddeviation of ±9.4%. Female physicians (p=0.007), thoseworking at diabetic clinics (p<0.001) and have seenbetween 51 and 100 patients/ week (p = 0.005) were moreknowledgeable. Overall, based on median level of the attitudescore, more than half of the physicians (54.4%) had positiveattitude towards DM and its control. Overall, the practice scorepercentage ranged between 0% and 100% with a mean of67.3% and standard deviation of 22.8%. Physicians working atdiabetic clinics (p<0.001) and those without history of DMamong first degree relatives (p=0.036) expressed betterpractice than others.Conclusion: General practitioners had fair knowledgeregarding DM with deficiency in some important aspects. Theirattitude towards diabetic control is quite acceptable. However,their practice regarding some important aspects wassuboptimal.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSpecialist, Epidemiologist, Public Health, Ministry of Health, Jeddah, KSAen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsConsultant Family Medicine & Chronic diseases, King Fahad General Hospital, Ministry of Health, Jeddah, KSA.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTheban Ali Ahmed, MD, DFE, Majed Awad Bajaba, MD, ABFM. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Diabetes among Saudi MOH Primary Healthcare Physicians in Jeddah: A Cross Sectional Study. International Journal of Medical Research Professionals. 2019 Jan; 5(1): 192-201en_US
dc.identifier.issn2454-6364
dc.identifier.issn2454-6356
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/203199
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIbn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine & Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume5en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org//10.21276/ijmrp.2019.5.1.041en_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectAttitudeen_US
dc.subjectPracticeen_US
dc.subjectDiabetesen_US
dc.subjectPrimary Healthcareen_US
dc.subjectPhysicians.en_US
dc.titleKnowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Diabetes among Saudi MOH Primary Healthcare Physicians in Jeddah: A Cross Sectional Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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