Salmeen D. Babelgaith, Mohd Baidi ,Saeed Alfadly
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and practice of health care professionals( HCPs) towards diabetes care in Mukalla , Yemen .
Methods: The cross sectional study was conducted among health care professionals in Mukalla, Yemen. The diabetes attitudes questionnaire was given directly to 73 health care professionals (Doctors , pharmacists and nurses ) in Mukalla , Yemen in 2009. The data were analyzed descriptively and the inferential Kruskal -Wallis test was also used.
Results: Out of those 73, there were 19 pharmacists (26 %), 37 doctors (50.7 %) and 17 (23.3 %) nurses. The result of the current study showed that the majority of the HCPs had a good general knowledge of diabetes and its management. The HCPs' knowledge on the role of diet, foot care and insulin dosing was, however, inadequate.
Conclusion and recommendations
The result of this study found that HCPs has good knowledge on monitoring the sign, symptoms and laboratory parameters. The HCPs' knowledge on the role of diet, foot care and insulin dosing was, however, inadequate. Therefore, HCPs should receive more education programmes regarding diabetes care.
