Open AccessKnowledge about diabetes and relationship between compliance to the management among the diabetic patients from Rural Area of Sangli District, Maharashtra, India
Author(s) -
Girish Manohar Chavan,
Vivek Waghachavare,
Alka Dilip Gore,
Vishwajeet Manohar Chavan,
Randhir Dhobale,
Girish Dhumale
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.161349
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , disease , family medicine , compliance (psychology) , rural area , microsoft excel , disease management , diabetes management , type 2 diabetes , endocrinology , pathology , psychology , social psychology , computer science , parkinson's disease , operating system
Diabetes is an important public health problem of India. Studies have shown that increase in patients' knowledge regarding the disease results in better compliance to treatment and decrease in complications. This study was planned to assess the knowledge about diabetes and its correlation with pharmacological and non-pharmacological compliance, among the diabetic patients attending rural health center from Sangli District, Maharashtra (India).