The diabetes knowledge, attitude and behavior of urban and rural residents of different regions among Jiangsu Province in 2016: a cross-sectional study

Abstract

Objective To understand diabetes related knowledge, attitude and behavior of urban and rural residents in Jiangsu Province. Methods In 2016, from March to June, the trained investigators used multi-stage stratified cluster sampling methods to conducted a face-to-face structured e-questionnaire survey of 7 689 urban and rural residents from 18-64 years old in 6 cities of Jiangsu Province, including demographic characteristics, diabetes-related knowledge and behavior of features. One way analysis of variance was used to compare between groups and SNK method was used for pairwise comparison. Results The urban and rural residents' demographic characteristics, diabetes knowledge, the acquisition of related knowledge, as well as diet and smoking behavior existed significant differences between different regions in Jiangsu province. Respondents from Southern Jiangsu had higher correct awareness of diabetes knowledge than middle and Northern Jiangsu (χ2=10.867-79.401, all P<0.05) ; urban and rural residents in middle Jiangsu more focused on diabetes-related information (χ2=63.940, P<0.001) ; the smoking rate of urban and rural residents in Southern Jiangsu was higher than other region residents in Jiangsu Province (χ2=20.403, P<0.001) . Conclusions The different region residents in Jiangsu Province have different level of diabetes knowledge, attitude and behavior which shows that corresponding diabetes health education and behavior interventions should be taken in different area. Key words: Diabetes; Knowledge-attitude-behavior; Health education