Open AccessAwareness and Knowledge of Diabetes Mellitus Among School Teaching Staff in Taif City
Author(s) -
Ziyad Atiah Almalki,
Ghasham Salem Almarzoqi,
Mohannad Solaiman Assery,
Talal Alzahrani,
Nawaf Hamed Alharthi,
Saud Mosfer Alosaimi,
Nawaf Saeed Alosaimi,
Fahad Mohammed Alkahtani,
Waleed Ali Althobaiti,
Abdulrahman Almalki
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
integrative journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2658-8218
DOI - 10.15342/ijms.v5ir.241
Subject(s) - diabetes mellitus , medicine , family medicine , gerontology , endocrinology
Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases, usually appears during childhood or adolescence; however, it can also develop in adults. The objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and awareness about diabetes among teaching staff in Taif province of Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study, using a structured pre-tested questionnaire, was conducted in Taif. Our study involved 50.5% males and 49.5% were females. The age of participants ranged from less than 30 years old to more than 50 years old. Our results showed that the majority of teaching staff in our sample study are aware of diabetes and how to deal in case of low blood glucose levels. However, the knowledge of causes, symptoms, risk factors, complications of diabetes, and signs of low blood glucose level were not as high as expected. Therefore, training is required for the teaching staff as more than half of our sample study had taught a diabetic child.