Knowledge, attitude, and practices towards diabetes mellitus among non-diabetes community members of Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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dc.contributor.authorIbrahim, A. Bin Ahmeden_US
dc.contributor.authorMuteb, E. Alosaimien_US
dc.contributor.authorSaad, M. Alkhathamien_US
dc.contributor.authorNawaf, T. Alkhurayben_US
dc.contributor.authorMohammed, S. Alrasheeden_US
dc.contributor.authorZyad, M. Alanazien_US
dc.contributor.authorMalik, A. Alshehrien_US
dc.contributor.authorMohammed, N. Alazwaryen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T07:29:01Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T07:29:01Z
dc.date.issued2020-01
dc.description.abstractBackground: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is in the midst of a diabetes mellitus (DM) epidemic whose originscan be traced to (a) the widespread adoption of the Western diet that is high in sugar, (b) an increase in sedentaryactivity, and (c) ignorance of the importance of DM. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to quantifyvarious aspects of (a) knowledge, (b) attitudes, and (c) practice relating to DM. Methods: The three researchquestions addressed in this study were: (1) Is there any significant relationship between attitudes to DM andpractices related to DM? (2) Is there any significant relationship between knowledge of DM and practices relatedto DM? (3) Is there any significant relationship between knowledge of DM and attitudes to DM? Separate surveysfor each question collected data from a representative sample of 1,067 adult both male and female Saudis fromRiyadh who have not been diagnosed with DM. Results: Data analysis of the data from the study indicated thatfor each of the three research questions, the null hypothesis could not be rejected, indicating that none of therelationships were statistically significant. Conclusion: The absence of significance for each of the findings hasimportant implications, including (a) the possibility that many Saudis incorrectly believe themselves to beunsusceptible to DM and (b) the high prevalence of DM-causing behaviors in the Saudi population. These twoimplications should be of particular concern to public health authorities and health educators in Saudi Arabia,who may need to work more diligently to educate non-DM-diagnosed Saudis on their vulnerability to DMen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsFaculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Al Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Mealosaimi@gmail.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationIbrahim A. Bin Ahmed, Muteb E. Alosaimi, Saad M. Alkhathami, Nawaf T. Alkhurayb, Mohammed S. Alrasheed, Zyad M. Alanazi, Malik A. Alshehri, Mohammed N. Alazwary. Knowledge, attitude, and practices towards diabetes mellitus among non-diabetes community members of Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medical Research Professionals. 2020 Jan; 9(1): 41-51en_US
dc.identifier.issn2277-3657
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/203763
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Allied Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume9en_US
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dc.subjectDiabetes Knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectPreventionen_US
dc.subjectCommunity awareness.en_US
dc.titleKnowledge, attitude, and practices towards diabetes mellitus among non-diabetes community members of Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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