Table 2 Responses of the patients on the knowledge, attitude, and practice items overall and stratified by gender (n = 220)
# | Item | Total | Male | Female | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | n | % | n | % | |||
Knowledge | ||||||||
 1 | Tests used to diagnose T2DM | |||||||
Blood tests | 220 | 100.0 | 102 | 100.0 | 118 | 100.0 | 1.000 | |
Urine tests | 48 | 21.8 | 15 | 14.7 | 33 | 28.0 | 0.022 | |
 2 | Keeping blood glycemia under control | |||||||
Taking medications (insulin and/or other oral hypoglycemic agents) | 200 | 90.9 | 94 | 92.2 | 106 | 89.8 | 0.641 | |
Adhering to diet control | 174 | 79.1 | 83 | 81.4 | 91 | 77.1 | 0.507 | |
Performing regular exercise | 101 | 45.9 | 50 | 49.0 | 51 | 43.2 | 0.418 | |
Weight management | 48 | 21.8 | 21 | 20.6 | 27 | 22.9 | 0.745 | |
Going for regular checkups | 25 | 11.4 | 12 | 11.8 | 13 | 11.0 | 1.000 | |
I don’t know | 7 | 3.2 | 3 | 2.9 | 4 | 3.4 | 1.000 | |
 3 | For how long should the patient adhere to diet control and/or taking medications | |||||||
Until blood sugar levels become under control | 85 | 38.6 | 36 | 35.3 | 49 | 41.5 | 0.405 | |
Lifelong | 135 | 61.4 | 66 | 64.7 | 69 | 58.5 | 0.405 | |
 4 | Major organs of the body are affected by T2DM | |||||||
Kidneys | 124 | 56.4 | 61 | 59.8 | 63 | 53.4 | 0.344 | |
Feet | 98 | 44.5 | 43 | 42.2 | 55 | 46.6 | 0.587 | |
Eyes | 129 | 58.6 | 65 | 63.7 | 64 | 54.2 | 0.171 | |
Nerves | 102 | 46.4 | 49 | 48.0 | 53 | 44.9 | 0.685 | |
Heart | 82 | 37.3 | 40 | 39.2 | 42 | 35.6 | 0.675 | |
I don’t know | 21 | 9.5 | 9 | 8.8 | 12 | 10.2 | 0.820 | |
Knowledge score, Median (Q1, Q3) | Â | Â | 6.5 (4.5, 7.5) | 5.5 (4.5, 7.5) | 0.186 | |||
Attitude | ||||||||
 1 | It is alright to eat sweets on occasional basis | |||||||
Agree/undecided | 80 | 36.4 | 34 | 33.3 | 46 | 39.0 | 0.402 | |
Disagree | 140 | 63.6 | 68 | 66.7 | 72 | 61.0 | ||
 2 | It is alright if you forget to take your insulin and/or other antidiabetic agents on some days | |||||||
Agree/undecided | 64 | 29.1 | 28 | 27.5 | 36 | 30.5 | 0.657 | |
Disagree | 156 | 70.9 | 74 | 72.5 | 82 | 69.5 | ||
 3 | Patients with T2DM should visit their healthcare providers for regular checkups even if their blood glycemia is under control | |||||||
Disagree/undecided | 64 | 29.1 | 30 | 29.4 | 34 | 28.8 | 1.000 | |
Agree | 156 | 70.9 | 72 | 70.6 | 84 | 71.2 | ||
 4 | It is alright not to perform regular exercise as prescribed by the healthcare provider because patients exercise while performing daily activities | |||||||
Agree/undecided | 97 | 44.1 | 39 | 38.2 | 58 | 49.2 | 0.134 | |
Disagree | 123 | 55.9 | 63 | 61.8 | 60 | 50.8 | ||
Attitude score, Median (Q1, Q3) | Â | Â | 3.0 (2.0, 4.0) | 3.0 (2.0, 4.0) | 0.288 | |||
Practice | ||||||||
 1 | Are you taking your insulin and/or antidiabetic agents as advised by your caring physician | |||||||
Yes | 157 | 71.4 | 71 | 69.6 | 86 | 72.9 | 0.654 | |
No | 63 | 28.6 | 31 | 30.4 | 32 | 27.1 | ||
 2 | Are you following the diet schedule recommended to you by your healthcare providers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Yes | 107 | 48.6 | 50 | 49.0 | 57 | 48.3 | 1.000 | |
No | 113 | 51.4 | 52 | 51.0 | 61 | 51.7 | ||
 3 | Are you performing the regular exercises recommended to you by your healthcare providers | |||||||
Yes | 82 | 37.3 | 41 | 40.2 | 41 | 34.7 | 0.485 | |
No | 138 | 62.7 | 61 | 59.8 | 77 | 65.3 | ||
 4 | Is your blood glycemia under control | |||||||
Yes | 105 | 47.7 | 46 | 45.1 | 59 | 50.0 | 0.637 | |
No | 75 | 34.1 | 35 | 34.3 | 40 | 33.9 | ||
I am not sure | 40 | 18.2 | 21 | 20.6 | 19 | 16.1 | ||
 5 | Do you visit your healthcare providers for regular checkups | |||||||
Yes | 144 | 65.5 | 63 | 61.8 | 81 | 68.6 | 0.321 | |
No | 76 | 34.5 | 39 | 38.2 | 37 | 31.4 | ||
Practice score, Median (Q1, Q3) | Â | Â | 3.0 (1.0, 4.0) | 3.0 (1.5, 4.0) | 0.816 | |||