| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice of students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences about the prevention and control of diabetes in 2020-2021.
Method and materials:
This study is a descriptive study and has been done cross-sectionally. The target population is all students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. 307 students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences were randomly and categorized with a specific ratio from different fields including medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, etc. Data were collected using a questionnaire. The questionnaire used consisted of three parts: knowledge (21 questions), attitude (10 questions) and performance (28 questions). According to the number of students in each field, a certain number of questionnaires were assigned to them. The response rate was 94.13% (289 out of 307). The study data were subjected to descriptive statistical analysis in SPSS-25 software.
Result:
289 students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (94.13%) with a mean age of 24.06 1 1.43 years Questionnaires answered. In the field of knowledge questions, 31.83% had a poor score, 47.75% had a moderate score and 20.42% had a good score. The mean score of students' attitude was 13.18 ± 1.7 (out of 20). Regarding performance questions, 26.29% 2.17% of students had a regular exercise program during the week, 39.79 ± 5.16% of students measured their weight during the last year, 26.64 ± 2.11% of students Were tested for blood lipids, 32.87 14 1.14% of students were tested for blood pressure. About nutrition 56.4 7 7.38% of students consume at least 2 units of fruit per day, 59.16 6 4.6% of students consume 2 units of plant per day, 53.97 89 5.89% of students consume at least 3 times Eat legumes a week, 44.98% 2.3% of students eat fresh fish and other seafood, 38.4 ± 3.44% of students eat fast food less than 3 times a week, / 9.9 98 1.98 42% of students used traditional bread, 45.67 38 3.38% used liquid oil, 35.64 65 5.65% of students used fried food less than 2 times a week. 52.24 7 7.18% of students used cigarettes or any kind of tobacco. 20.06 2.14% of students were evaluated for diabetes risk. | en_US |
