Knowledge and awareness about diabetes
diabetic, diabetes
DISEASE, DIABETES
Improved knowledge and awareness about diabetes is vital in its self-management. Despite this, research suggests that diabetic patients in Nepal can lack adequate knowledge and awareness about diabetes. A hospital-based study conducted in the far western region of Nepal found that 22.5% of diabetic patients lacked adequate knowledge about the role of diet and physical activity (In addition, in remote villages of Nepal, diabetic patients often visit traditional or faith healers rather than medical practitioners. Possible reasons for this include lower knowledge/awareness about the seriousness of the disease, fear of side effects of medical practitioner’s prescribed treatment, and the associated costs of attending medical appointments (