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SMJS Volume 5 Issue 1, Page 56- Page 62
KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS OF UMM-AL-QURA UNIVERSITY MAKKAH, SAUDI ARABIA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Teyf Mussaed Althubiani, Bayan Fawaz Alzahrani, Abdullah Saud Alnefaie, Asayel Qeblan Aldajani, Nada Saeed Almuntashiri, Reema Naif Alotaibi, Zubida Hatim Binsiddiq, Abdurrahman Hassan-Hassan
To cite this article: Althubiani TM, Alzahrani BF, Alnefaie AS, Aldajani AQ, Almuntashiri NS, Alotaibi RN, Binsiddiq ZH, Hassan AH. Knowledge And Awareness About Diabetic Ketoacidosis Among Medical Students Of Umm-Al-Qura University Makkah, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Saudi Med J Students. 2024;5(1):56-62
Date of Publication: January 7th, 2025
Objectives
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a prevalent metabolic problem worldwide; it has many serious complications. The most severe and fatal metabolic complication of diabetes mellitus is diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA); thus, the present study aimed to assess the level of awareness and knowledge about DKA among Umm Al-Qura medical students.
Methods
The design of this study is cross-sectional, assessing the level of knowledge and attitude towards diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis among medical students at Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Data were collected from September 2023 to November 2023 via an online, self-administered questionnaire that was distributed electronically via social media.
Results
The study enrolled 568 medical students. Regarding basic knowledge about diabetes mellitus, a statistically significant difference between the genders was revealed: 257 (98.5%) of females and 291 (94.8%) of males correctly answered the question of whether diabetes is related to the endocrine pancreas or not (0.021). Moreover, another significant difference between the two genders, 241 (92.3%) females and 266 (86.6%) males, correctly answered the question of whether HbA1c is the best indicator of glycemic control or not with a significant p-value (0.030). However, adequate knowledge about DKA definition and management was found regarding the DKA knowledge questions, and the participants have good expertise.
Conclusions
The study showed that students had a good level of knowledge of basic information related to diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis definition and management.
Keywords: Medical students, Awareness, Knowledge, Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Ketoacidosis
