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Mahzari, Omar H. Oraibi , Ayman M. Shami, Mohamed O.
Shami, Tayeb Y. Thobab, Abdulaziz A. Awlaqi, Roa A.
Abu Alah, Fahad Y. Azyabi, Faisal Otaif, Khalid Majrashi, Ahmed K. Alwan, Mohamed H.
Hazi Published: September 02, 202 (se history) DOI: 10.759/cureus.28704 Cite this article as: Mahzari M A, Oraibi O H, Shami A M, et al. (September 02, 202) Knowledge, Atitude, and Practice Regarding Diabetes Melitus Among Type 2 Diabetic Patients Atending Primary Health Care Centers in the Jazan Region of Saudi Arabia. Cureus 14(9): e28704.
doi:10.759/cureus.28704 Diabetes melitus is a disease whose dramatic increase in prevalence worldwide poses a global health cris. Saudi Arabia has the seventh highest rate of diabetes in the world and the second highest rate in the Midle East. The incidence of diabetes has risen due to insuficient knowledge, atitude, and practice surounding the disease.
Saudis’ quality of life has decreased due to the recent rise in diabetes-related mortality and ilneses. Hence, leading healthy lives requires patients to have positive atitudes and self-awarenes, which wil eventualy contribute to reducing diabetes melites-related complications.A cros-sectional study among patients with type 2 diabetes melites (T2DM) in the Jazan region of Saudi Arabia was conducted to ases Saudi adults’ knowledge, atitude, and practice (KAP) regarding the disease.
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The patients participated in the study by filing in a questionaire. Data analysis was caried out using R software, version 4.0.5 (R Studio: Integra