The COVID-19 pandemic: knowledge, attitudes and practices of coronavirus (COVID-19) among patients with type 2 diabetes

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Research

Hashem Mohamadian¹  Arash Salahshouri¹  Kamel Ghobadi-Dashdebi²  Ahmad Tahmasebi Ghorrabi³  Amrullah faraji⁴ 

[1] Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran;Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran;Health Care Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Health Services Management, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran;

关键词: Knowledge;    Attitude;    Practice;    Coronavirus;    COVID-19;    Type 2 diabetes;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s41043-023-00349-7

 received in 2022-07-31, accepted in 2023-02-03,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundIt is necessary to evaluate COVID-19 data on Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) to confirm effective protective practice and to reduce risk in society. Hence, the study was carried out to determine KAP towards COVID-19 and the factors associated with knowledge and practices among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D).MethodsIn this cross-sectional (descriptive-analytical) study, 357 patients with diabetes in Izeh participated in the study. The sampling method used was convenience sampling method. Data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire of demographic information and KAP of patients with T2D in relation to the new coronavirus. The validity and reliability of the research tool was confirmed using the content validity and test–retest. Data analysis was done in Stata.14.2 and Smartpls 3.2.8 using descriptive and analytical statistical tests.ResultsThe mean score of participants' KAP towards Covid-19 was 74.22 (16.30), 72.88 (14.87), and 70.51 (19.70), respectively. The lowest and the highest score of the patients' knowledge was in the field of transmission (56.60 (20.96)) and care and prevention of the COVID-19 (88.58 (21.88)), respectively. Residence was the most important factor predicting the practice of diabetic patients with an explanatory coefficient ([SMD 1.08 (95% CI 0.85 to 1.30), P < 0.001] and R2 = 0.87%).ConclusionDespite the good level of KAP of people towards the COVID-19 disease, there were answers showing poor knowledge, incorrect beliefs and attitudes, and insufficient practice regarding different aspects of the COVID-19 in some cases in our study. Residence was a strong predictor of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients’ practice in terms of protective behaviors against Covid-19. Hence, educational needs evaluation based on residence is recommended, especially in rural T2DM patients.

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