TITLE:
Audit of Diabetes Knowledge among Adults with Diabetes in Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso): A Cross-Sectional Study Prior to Intervention Strategy
AUTHORS:
Téné Marceline Yaméogo, Carole Gilberte Kyelem, Oumar Guira, Issiaka Sombié, Djingri Lankoandé, Annick Raïssa Ouelhôre Sidibé, Alassane Ilboudo, Aimée Sankaye-Lagom Kissou, Abraham Bagbila, Apollinaire Sawadogo, Macaire Sampawinde Ouédraogo, Youssouf Joseph Drabo
KEYWORDS:
Diabetes, Knowledge, Education, Burkina
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Internal Medicine,
Vol.8 No.1,
January
22,
2018
ABSTRACT: Several
studies have shown the importance of therapeutic education in the management of
diabetes. Its implementation requires a prior assessment of the level of patients’
knowledge. The objective of this study was to assess the level of diabetics’
knowledge about their disease. Methods: This
was a cross-sectional study conducted between 2013 and 2015; consenting
diabetics, followed for at least one year in medicine department of Souro Sanou
Hospital, have been surveyed. The data were collected using a 51-item
questionnaire, adapted from “Audit of Diabetes Knowledge” and administered by
an interviewer. The level of knowledge was satisfactory/good if at least 80% of
the set items or a topic were known. Results: A total of 268 diabetics
were surveyed. Their mean age was 54.3 ± 1.4 years and the sex ratio 0.8. The
majority (80.9%) lived in urban areas and half (50.4%) were uneducated. Type 2
diabetics accounted for 93.3% of the population; the average seniority was 6.0
± 0.7 years. The level of knowledge was generally insufficient, with an average
total score of 25.4 ± 1.0/51. The topics which were not well mastered related
to diet (0.8%), glycated haemoglobin (4.5%), and signs of hypoglycemia (7.8%).
The main relatively well-known topics related to the effect of physical
exercise on glycemia = 37.7%, the effect of food on glycemia = 36.9% and
glycemia target = 32.8%. Conclusion: This study revealed a lack of
knowledge from diabetic patients who are followed in the medicine department of
the Teaching Hospital Souro SANON (CHUSS). The implementation of a therapeutic
education program for diabetics is necessary and urgent.