Studying the knowledge, attitude and practice of the students of Tabriz University of medical sciences regarding to prevention and control of diabetes in 2020-2021

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.