title: Knowledge, attitude and practice of exercise for plasma blood glucose control among patients with type-2 diabetes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Exercise plays significant role in the health outcomes of patients with diabetes, however, little is known about patients' knowledge of exercise for plasma blood glucose control among patients with type-2 diabetes (T2D). This study investigated knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of exercise for plasma blood glucose control among patients with T2D.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional study recruited 299 patients with T2D (male=105; female=194) from selected government hospitals in Osun State, Nigeria using purposive sampling technique. Validated questionnaires were used to assess of exercise for plasma blood glucose control and socioeconomic status (SES) of the patients. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Alpha level was set at <0.05.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of respondents was 51.9±9.8 years. A majority, 245(81.9%) were married individuals and more than half, 195(65.3%) were in the low SES. One hundred and forty-eight (49.5%) had good knowledge of exercise whilst 269(90.0%) had negative attitude to exercise practice. Less than a third, 82(27.4%) engaged in exercise practice for plasma blood glucose control. There was significant association between knowledge and practice of exercise ((2)=12.535; p=0.002). Furthermore, significant associations were found between knowledge and gender ((2)=11.453; p=0.003), and socioeconomic status ((2)=29.127, p=0.001) but not associated with attitude towards exercise (p>0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with demonstrated good knowledge of exercise for plasma blood glucose control but reported negative attitude and poor practice of exercise.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Rehabilitation, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile - Ife, Nigeria. Electronic address: tidebet@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Taofeek O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Awotidebe
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Rehabilitation, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile - Ife, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Rufus A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Adedoyin
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Rehabilitation, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile - Ife, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Mubaraq A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Afolabi
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: Rose
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Opiyo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose
keywords: Attitude; Exercise; Knowledge; Plasma blood glucose; Type-2 diabetes