Knowledge-attitude-practice of chronic kidney disease among type 2 diabetic patients in a township of Shanghai suburb

Abstract

A total of 510 patients with type 2 diabetics mellitus (T2DM) from Huacao Township of Shanghai suburb were enrolled in the study. The gender, age, duration for diabetes, HbA1c level, blood pressure level, obesity status and health education of chronic kidney disease (CKD) were recorded. The knowledge, attitude and practice (AKP) of the subjects regarding prevention and treatment of CKD were assessed by using a self-restraint questionnaire. The data were analyzed with logistic regression. The knowledge awareness rate, attitude positive rate and behavior execution rate were 44.1% (225/510), 49.0% (250/510) and 16.5% (84/510), respectively. Scores of knowledge, attitude, behavior and medication compliance of the subjects were 16.8±4.8, 18.3±3.6 and 13.1±4.1, respectively. The attitudes were closely related to educational level, HbA1c level, systolic blood pressure, obesity, health education history, and awareness level of CKD; behaviors were closely related to education level, systolic blood pressure, obesity, health education history and CKD prevention and treatment(P<0.05). Key words: Diabetes mellitus, type2; Kidney disease, chronic; Health knowledge, attitude, Practice; Sickness impact profile