Muhammad Sajid Mehmood, Muhammad Wajad Munir, Sana Sehrish, Naila Sardar.
Knowledge of Diabetic patients about Insulin Injection Technique.
Pak J Med Res Jan ;58(2):73-6.

Background: Diabetes mellitus is leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide mainly due to macro and microvascular complications. Objective: To assess the knowledge of insulin injection technique among diabetic patients. Study type, settings and duration: It was a cross sectional study carried out at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad for 06 months. Methodology: A total of 260 diabetic patients between age 20 to 50 years and on insulin therapy for >02 years were enrolled in the study. Written informed consent was taken. The patient's knowledge was categorized as "Adequate" or "Inadequate" on the basis of score. Data was entered and analyzed by using SPSS version 22 software. Results: The mean (SD) age of all patients was 36.8 (+/- 8.5) years. Out of 260 patients, 150 (57.3%) patients were female and 138 (53.1%) were living in urban areas. Majority of patients, 141 (54.2%) received knowledge regarding insulin injection technique from doctors and 98 (37.7%) received knowledge from family members or friends. Out of 260, only 64 (24.6%) patients had adequate knowledge, while 196 (75.4%) patients had inadequate knowledge score. Conclusion: One quarter of the patients has adequate knowledge about insulin injection techniques. Based on our findings, there is a need to conduct awareness campaigns at the community level to impart useful knowledge about diabetes and its various aspects like insulin injections techniques.

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