A community-based prediabetes knowledge assessment among Saudi adults in Al-Ahsa region, 2018
Background: Prediabetes has been considered to be a reversible condition; a modification of lifestyle and other intervention can be successfully applied during the prediabetes period to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes. The purpose of the present study was to assess knowledge of prediabete...
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| author | Essa AlSaleh Morad Alnaser Ali Alsalman Abdullah ALRamdhan Husein Alsalman Ola Alhamrani Alaa Alhamrani Muntadher AlSaleh Tahani AlEithan Khawla AlArfaj Hussain Al Sunayhir Mujtaba AlSaleh |
| author_facet | Essa AlSaleh Morad Alnaser Ali Alsalman Abdullah ALRamdhan Husein Alsalman Ola Alhamrani Alaa Alhamrani Muntadher AlSaleh Tahani AlEithan Khawla AlArfaj Hussain Al Sunayhir Mujtaba AlSaleh |
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| description | Background: Prediabetes has been considered to be a reversible condition; a modification of lifestyle and other intervention can be successfully applied during the prediabetes period to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes. The purpose of the present study was to assess knowledge of prediabetes and its risk factors for the community in the Al-Ahsa region.
Design and method: A cross-sectional community-based study was conducted in the Al-Ahsa region from mid-to-late December 2018. A sample size of 812 was determined using a single-proportion formula.
Results: Of the 812 respondents who gave consent to participate in the interview; the male to female ratio was 1.1:1. 13.2% of the respondents reported that they had diabetes. Among the respondents, 87.1% had a high level of knowledge of prediabetes, while 12.9% had low-to-moderate knowledge. 84% of males 40 years of age or older, 88.7% (384) of people with university or higher education, and 95.1% (78) of people who worked as health practitioners had high knowledge of prediabetes.Overall, there was a statistically significant association between age and prediabetes knowledge (𝑥2 =5.006, p=0.025). Occupation also showed a significant statistical association with prediabetes knowledge (𝑥2 =9.85, p=0.02).
Conclusion: Knowledge is considered an important factor in the prevention of prediabetes and diabetes. People in Al-Ahsa demonstrated a high level of knowledge regarding some risk factors for prediabetes. However, there were a number of deficiencies in the knowledge of prediabetes risk factors and preventive measures as well as in general knowledge of prediabetes, which may lead to a high prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-896720b9287645b0ad09dc718aaefe762023-01-02T02:32:08ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Public Health Research2279-90282279-90362021-02-0110110.4081/jphr.2021.2032A community-based prediabetes knowledge assessment among Saudi adults in Al-Ahsa region, 2018Essa AlSaleh0Morad Alnaser1Ali Alsalman2Abdullah ALRamdhan3Husein Alsalman4Ola Alhamrani5Alaa Alhamrani6Muntadher AlSaleh7Tahani AlEithan8Khawla AlArfaj9Hussain Al Sunayhir10Mujtaba AlSaleh11Postgraduate Centre for Preventive Medicine, Al-AhsaKing Fahad Hofuf Hospital (KFHH), Al-AhsaKing Fahad Hofuf Hospital (KFHH), Al-AhsaFamily Medicine Department, Health Directorate, Al-AhsaKing Fahad Hofuf Hospital (KFHH), Al-AhsaFamily Medicine Department, Health Directorate, Al-AhsaKing Fahad Hofuf Hospital (KFHH), Al-AhsaKing Fahad Hofuf Hospital (KFHH), Al-AhsaKing Fahad Hofuf Hospital (KFHH), Al-AhsaKing Fahad Hofuf Hospital (KFHH), Al-AhsaKing Fahad Hofuf Hospital (KFHH), Al-AhsaMedical College, King Faisal University, Al-AhsaBackground: Prediabetes has been considered to be a reversible condition; a modification of lifestyle and other intervention can be successfully applied during the prediabetes period to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes. The purpose of the present study was to assess knowledge of prediabetes and its risk factors for the community in the Al-Ahsa region. Design and method: A cross-sectional community-based study was conducted in the Al-Ahsa region from mid-to-late December 2018. A sample size of 812 was determined using a single-proportion formula. Results: Of the 812 respondents who gave consent to participate in the interview; the male to female ratio was 1.1:1. 13.2% of the respondents reported that they had diabetes. Among the respondents, 87.1% had a high level of knowledge of prediabetes, while 12.9% had low-to-moderate knowledge. 84% of males 40 years of age or older, 88.7% (384) of people with university or higher education, and 95.1% (78) of people who worked as health practitioners had high knowledge of prediabetes.Overall, there was a statistically significant association between age and prediabetes knowledge (𝑥2 =5.006, p=0.025). Occupation also showed a significant statistical association with prediabetes knowledge (𝑥2 =9.85, p=0.02). Conclusion: Knowledge is considered an important factor in the prevention of prediabetes and diabetes. People in Al-Ahsa demonstrated a high level of knowledge regarding some risk factors for prediabetes. However, there were a number of deficiencies in the knowledge of prediabetes risk factors and preventive measures as well as in general knowledge of prediabetes, which may lead to a high prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes.https://jphres.org/index.php/jphres/article/view/2032PrediabetesknowledgeSaudi ArabiaAl-Ahsa regioncommunity |
| spellingShingle | Essa AlSaleh Morad Alnaser Ali Alsalman Abdullah ALRamdhan Husein Alsalman Ola Alhamrani Alaa Alhamrani Muntadher AlSaleh Tahani AlEithan Khawla AlArfaj Hussain Al Sunayhir Mujtaba AlSaleh A community-based prediabetes knowledge assessment among Saudi adults in Al-Ahsa region, 2018 Journal of Public Health Research Prediabetes knowledge Saudi Arabia Al-Ahsa region community |
| title | A community-based prediabetes knowledge assessment among Saudi adults in Al-Ahsa region, 2018 |
| title_full | A community-based prediabetes knowledge assessment among Saudi adults in Al-Ahsa region, 2018 |
| title_fullStr | A community-based prediabetes knowledge assessment among Saudi adults in Al-Ahsa region, 2018 |
| title_full_unstemmed | A community-based prediabetes knowledge assessment among Saudi adults in Al-Ahsa region, 2018 |
| title_short | A community-based prediabetes knowledge assessment among Saudi adults in Al-Ahsa region, 2018 |
| title_sort | community based prediabetes knowledge assessment among saudi adults in al ahsa region 2018 |
| topic | Prediabetes knowledge Saudi Arabia Al-Ahsa region community |
| url | https://jphres.org/index.php/jphres/article/view/2032 |
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