Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Care Providers of Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes at Endocrine Clinic-Tripoli Children Hospital, 2015

Abstract

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease, knowledge about DM, appropriate attitude and practices are vital
to reduce the incidence and morbidity associated with Diabetes Mellitus. The study aimed to explore knowledge,
attitude and practice (KAP) among care providers of type 1 diabetic children.
The study was cross sectional survey conducted among 150 randomly chosen home care providers attending the
Endocrine clinic in Tripoli children hospital from 1 November to 1 December 2015. Data was collected through
a structured questionnaire focused on knowledge, attitude and practices of home care providers concerning their
children disease and management. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 16, descriptive statistics including mean,
standard deviation, frequencies, and percentages were obtained for all variables as appropriate.
A total of 150 care providers of type 1 diabetic children contributed. Altogether, 25.3% of the participants had
good knowledge score, 61.3% of them had average knowledge score, and 13.4% had poor knowledge score about
diabetes mellitus. 84% of care providers of type 1 diabetic child had positive attitude about diabetes, only 16% of
them had negative attitude. The overall score of participants’ practice was strongly positive 99.3%, only 0.7% had
negative practice score.
The study showed satisfactory level of knowledge about diabetes but the attitude and practice levels towards
diabetes were impressive in this Endocrine Clinic at Tripoli Children Hospital.