Objective:
To see the approach of medical students of Bolan University of Medical and
Health Sciences Quetta about the knowledge of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Methodology: This cross sectional descriptive study was carried out on MBBS
students of Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences Quetta Pakistan
from 1st May 2017 to 30 June 2017 (two months). The sample size was 200
students. The questionnaire included 12 questions about diabetes mellitus,
related to general knowledge of Type 2 diabetes mellitus. The students were
divided into two groups. The group I was the students who think that they have
knowledge of type 2 diabetes mellitus and the group II was the students who
think that they have poor or deficient knowledge of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Each
question was allocated 5 marks. After giving marks to all replied questions,
the total 60 marks for 12 questions were further categorized as; A score of
less than 20 poor, 21-30 average, 31-40 good, ˃ 40 excellent. The results were
analyzed by SPSS. Results: There were 174 (87.0%) students who had some
knowledge of type 2 diabetes mellitus, while 26 (13.0%) had no any knowledge of
diabetes mellitus. The students having age of 20 years or more were 126 (63%)
where majority 107 (53.5%) were studying in second year. There were 102 (51%)
male and 98 (49%) female students. The knowledge of investigation and
diagnostic criteria for type 2 diabetes mellitus were found significant amongst
all. The knowledge of etiology, symptoms, course, treatment and complications
were found insignificant. Only 10 (5%) students had excellent knowledge of type
2 diabetes mellitus. Conclusion: The students having an age of more than 20
years had excellent and more knowledge of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The
problems of diabetes mellitus among relatives of students and friends, its
causative factors, symptoms and course was found insignificant. The knowledge
of diagnostic test and interpretation had a positive correlation but
insignificant. Majority of students 96 (48%) had average knowledge of diabetes
mellitus.
Author(s) Details
Dr. Zulfiqar Khosa
Department of Biochemistry, Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan.
Dr. Mukhtar Mehboob
Department of Biochemistry, Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan.
Dr. Muhammad Zubair
Department of Biochemistry, Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan.
Hamaiyal Sana
Department of Biochemistry, Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences, Quetta , Pakistan
Abdullah Zulfiqar Khosa
Department of Biochemistry, Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan
View Book :- http://bp.bookpi.org/index.php/bpi/catalog/book/181
Author(s) Details
Dr. Zulfiqar Khosa
Department of Biochemistry, Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan.
Dr. Mukhtar Mehboob
Department of Biochemistry, Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan.
Dr. Muhammad Zubair
Department of Biochemistry, Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan.
Hamaiyal Sana
Department of Biochemistry, Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences, Quetta , Pakistan
Abdullah Zulfiqar Khosa
Department of Biochemistry, Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan
View Book :- http://bp.bookpi.org/index.php/bpi/catalog/book/181
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