Knowledge and Awareness of Diabetes and Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) among Medical Students in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital: An Observational Study
Background: The management of Diabetes Mellitus and its important complication Diabetic Ketoacidosis is very crucial in today’s world where the prevalence of Diabetes is very high. Medical students are the pillars of our future healthcare system and it is important to evaluate and update their k...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2014-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/4249/7917_E(C)_F(T)_PF1(PAK)_PFA(P).pdf |
| Summary: | Background: The management of Diabetes Mellitus and its
important complication Diabetic Ketoacidosis is very crucial in
today’s world where the prevalence of Diabetes is very high.
Medical students are the pillars of our future healthcare system
and it is important to evaluate and update their knowledge and
awareness regarding these both conditions.
Materials and Methods: This study was a cross-sectional;
Questionnaire based observational study conducted in a
tertiary care hospital. The respondents were final year MBBS
students of that college. Study instrument was a self developed,
pre-validated, semi-structured questionnaire.
Results: A total of 73 questionnaires were considered for analysis,
giving a response rate of 90.12% with 43.83% and 56.16% were
male and female respondents respectively. About 81.25% and
90.24% of male and female respondents gave correct answer
to question related to the best indicator of glycemic control.
Lack of knowledge was seen regarding the world Diabetes day.
Approximately 37% of the respondent’s parents were diabetic.
Only 12 out of 73 respondents were aware about the factors
leading to DKA. 8 out of 73 were aware about investigations to
be done in DKA. Around 43.84% of responders knew regarding
the proper screening duration in person with risk of diabetes.
Conclusion: From the study it was concluded that most of the
students have basic knowledge regarding diabetes mellitus,
its clinical features and management etc but only 50 % of the
respondent were aware about DKA and further teaching and post
teaching evaluation are needed in future direction. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |