Table 2 School teachers’ knowledge of T1DM stratified by gender
Knowledge Question | Male | Female | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes n (%) | No n (%) | Not sure n (%) | Yes n (%) | No n (%) | Not sure n (%) | ||
Students can have T1DM | 67 (37.9) | 23 (13) | 87 (49.2) | 85 (42.4) | 11 (5.5) | 105 (52.2) | 0.03 |
T1DM leads to polyuria in diabetic student | 147 (83.1) | 2 (1.1) | 28 (15.8) | 178 (88.6) | 2 (1) | 21 (10.4) | 0.29 |
T1DM leads to fatigue and lack of concentration in diabetic student | 136 (76.8) | 8 (4.5) | 33 (18.6) | 177 (88.1) | 5 (2.5) | 19 (9.5) | 0.01 |
T1DM leads to loss of weight in diabetic student | 100 (56.5) | 22 (12.4) | 55 (31.1) | 131 (65.2) | 17 (8.5) | 53 (26.4) | 0.18 |
T1DM is treated with insulin | 92 (52) | 18 (10.2) | 67 (37.9) | 109 (54.2) | 31 (15.4) | 61 (30.3) | 0.16 |
Tremors and sweating means hypoglycaemia in diabetic student | 130 (73.4) | 5 (2.8) | 42 (23.7) | 155 (77.1) | 2 (1) | 44 (21.9) | 0.36 |
The diabetic student should take sweets or juices before physical activities class | 82 (46.3) | 30 (16.9) | 65 (36.7) | 90 (44.8) | 36 (17.9) | 75 (37.3) | 0.94 |