title: Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) study on diabetes mellitus among Nepalese diabetic patients.
abstract: Present study was carried out to understand the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) regarding diabetes mellitus (DM) among the diabetic patients attending a diabetic education programme. Results showed that the majority of patients had correct knowledge regarding diabetic diet, three-fourths of them were subjected themselves to blood sugar checking at good intervals and almost all were under regular contact with physicians. This study might help in implementation of diabetic education programme giving more emphasis among older and younger groups of patients and encouraged the patients to have more contact with concerning physicians, so that complications that occurring at early stage of disease could be prevented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Nepal Medical College, Jorpati, Kathmandu, Nepal. shresthalochana@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Lochana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.forename: Jaswant Singh
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Nagra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires