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Diabetes knowledge among adults with type 2 diabetes in Vietnam
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Diabetes knowledge among adults with type 2 diabetes in Vietnam

Hanh Dao, Debra Anderson and Charrlotte Seib
The Mekong Santé international conference (Hanoi, 11/05/2012–05/2012)
11/05/2012

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Abstract

There are a large number of adults with type 2 diabetes in Vietnam. Diabetes knowledge was found as a factor influencing how adults with type 2 diabetes take care themselves. This study aimed to describe diabetes knowledge level and associated factors among adults with type 2 diabetes in Vietnam. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 198 adults with type 2 diabetes in Cho Ray hospital, Vietnam. A MDRTC diabetes knowledge test developed by the Michigan Diabetes Research Training Centre was used for data collection. Data were collected by interviews and descriptive analysis, independent t test, ANOVA and regression analysis were used for the data analyses. Adults with type 2 diabetes in the study population demonstrated a limited level of diabetes knowledge (Mean=6.3, SD=2.1). There were no associations between gender, insulin use, attendance to diabetic patients’ clubs, income and medical insurance possession with diabetes knowledge (p>0.05). Age (β=-0.04, p<0.05), education levels (F=3.5, p<0.01), duration with diabetes (β=0.06, p<0.05) were demonstrated to influence diabetes knowledge among Vietnamese adults with type 2 diabetes in the study population Healthcare professionals in Vietnam should consider the patients’ age, education levels and duration with diabetes when providing health education for Vietnamese adults with type 2 diabetes.

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