ورقة بحثية
قياس المعرفة الذاتية حول مرض السكري بين طلبة المدارس الثانوية في العامرات وقريات،محافظة مسقط، عمان = Self-Reported Knowledge of Diabetes among High School Students in Al-Amerat and Quriyat, Muscat Governate, Oman

Al Mahrooqi, Badriya.


 

قياس المعرفة الذاتية حول مرض السكري بين طلبة المدارس الثانوية في العامرات وقريات،محافظة مسقط، عمان = Self-Reported Knowledge of Diabetes among High School Students in Al-Amerat and Quriyat, Muscat Governate, Oman

Al Mahrooqi, Badriya.

Objectives: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is emerging as one of the world’s greatest health problems, and its incidence and prevalence are increasing at an alarming rate and globally reaching epidemic proportions. With this increasing incidence, emphasis is now being placed on implementing primary prevention, early detection, and educational prevention programmes. This study was undertaken to estimate the level of knowledge of T2DM among high school students and to explore the factors influencing the knowledge of T2DM. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in four secondary schools in two wilayats (districts) of Muscat governate, Oman, namely Al-Amerat and Quriyat. The study was conducted using a validated English questionnaire covering all aspects of T2DM in one-to-one interviews. A scoring system was used to assess the students’ knowledge. Results: Of the 541 students enrolled in the study (45% male and 55% female), only 24% achieved a score of over 10 out of 20. The key areas of poor knowledge were wrong perceptions about diabetic meals (73%), and the possibility of a cure for diabetes (63%). Conclusion: Overall poor knowledge levels about T2DM were found among school students. National efforts and school-health-based interventions are highly recommended to increase awareness about diabetes among this age group.

Objectives: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is emerging as one of the world’s greatest health problems, and its incidence and prevalence are increasing at an alarming rate and globally reaching epidemic proportions. With this increasing incidence, emphasis is now being placed on implementing prima...

مادة فرعية

المؤلف : Al Mahrooqi, Badriya.

مؤلف مشارك : Al Hadhrami, Rahma
Al Amri, Amal Said
AlTamimi, Saif
AlShidhani, Asma
Al Lawati, Hadia
Al Ismaili, Aida
Al Hooti, Khawla
Al Ghafri, Thamra S

بيانات النشر : Muscat، Sultanate of Oman : Sultan Qaboos University / College of Medicine and Health Sciences، 2013مـ.

التصنيف الموضوعي : العلوم التطبيقية|العلوم الطبية .

المواضيع : Diabetes mellitus - Sultanate of Oman.

مرض السكري - سلطنة عمان.

Students - Awareness - (Muscat (Sultanate of Oman.

الطلبة - توعية - مسقط (سلطنة عمان).

رقم الطبعة : 3

المصدر : Sultan Qaboos University / College of Medicine and Health Sciences : Muscat، Sulatante of Oman.

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