Original Article
The diabetes knowledge, attitude and behavior of urban and rural residents of different regions among Jiangsu Province in 2016: a cross-sectional study
Qing Wang, Jing Zhu, Xinyi Feng, Haijian Guo, Xiaoning Li, Zilin Sun, Bei Wang
Published 2017-09-27
Cite as Chin J Diabetes Mellitus, 2017, 09(9): 555-560. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-5809.2017.09.005
Abstract
ObjectiveTo understand diabetes related knowledge, attitude and behavior of urban and rural residents in Jiangsu Province.
MethodsIn 2016, from March to June, the trained investigators used multi-stage stratified cluster sampling methods to conducted a face-to-face structured e-questionnaire survey of 7 689 urban and rural residents from 18-64 years old in 6 cities of Jiangsu Province, including demographic characteristics, diabetes-related knowledge and behavior of features. One way analysis of variance was used to compare between groups and SNK method was used for pairwise comparison.
ResultsThe urban and rural residents' demographic characteristics, diabetes knowledge, the acquisition of related knowledge, as well as diet and smoking behavior existed significant differences between different regions in Jiangsu province. Respondents from Southern Jiangsu had higher correct awareness of diabetes knowledge than middle and Northern Jiangsu (χ2=10.867-79.401, all P<0.05) ; urban and rural residents in middle Jiangsu more focused on diabetes-related information (χ2=63.940, P<0.001) ; the smoking rate of urban and rural residents in Southern Jiangsu was higher than other region residents in Jiangsu Province (χ2=20.403, P<0.001) .
ConclusionsThe different region residents in Jiangsu Province have different level of diabetes knowledge, attitude and behavior which shows that corresponding diabetes health education and behavior interventions should be taken in different area.
Key words:
Diabetes; Knowledge-attitude-behavior; Health education
Contributor Information
Qing Wang
Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
Jing Zhu
Xinyi Feng
Haijian Guo
Xiaoning Li
Zilin Sun
Bei Wang