GAMBARAN PENGETAHUAN STAIN GIGI PADA PEROKOK DI KELURAHAN BAHU LINGKUNGAN V

Abstract: The stain is a pigmented deposits in the teeth surface and is one of the aesthetic problem. Smooking increaces one factor contributing to the occutence of multiple disordersin in the oral cavity, one of which can cause tooth stain on the tooth surface. The habit of smooking cigarettes include the type, duration of smooking and number of cigarettes smoked a day. The purpose of this study to determine the knowledge of stain teeth in smokers in kelurahan Bahu lingkungan V. This is a descriptive study with cross-sectional approach. The research instrumen used was a questionnaire containing some questions about stain teeth. The result is 25 of the subject (29,4%) have a good knowledge, 39 of the subject (45,9%)enough knowledge and 21 of the subject (24,7%) poor knowledge. Based on this study, the are some suggestions, one of it is to keep the good knowledge and reduce smooking to prevent the foemation of tooth stain on tooth surface. Keywords: stain of the teeth, knowledge, smoker. Abstrak: Stain gigi adalah deposit berpigmen pada permukaan gigi dan merupakan salah satu masalah estetik. Kebiasaan merokok meningkatkan salah satu faktor penyebab terjadinya beberapa kelainan di rongga mulut, salah satunya dapat menimbulkan stain gigi pada permukaan gigi. Kebiasaan merokok meliputi jenis rokok, lama merokok dan jumlah rokok yang dihisap per hari. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengetahuan tentang stain gigi pada perokok di kelurahan Bahu lingkungan V. Penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif dengan pendekatan cross-sectional. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan ialah kuesioner yang berisi tentang beberapa pertanyaan tentang stain gigi. Hasilnya ialah sebanyak 25 responden (29,4%) mempunyai pengetahuan baik, 39 responden (45,9%) mempunyai pengetahuan cukup dan 21 responden (24,7%) mempunyai pengetahuan kurang. Berdasarkan penelitian ini, terdapat beberapa hal yang disarankan antara lain mempertahankan pengetahuan yang sudah cukup baik dan mengurangi kebiasaan merokok agar tidak terjadinya pembentukan stain gigi pada permukaan gigi. Kata kunci: Stain gigi, pengetahuan, perokok.

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Perilaku pemeliharaan kebersihan gigi tiruan lepasan pada masyarakat Desa Kema II Kecamatan Kema

e-GIGI ◽

10.35790/eg.4.2.2016.13653 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Inda P. Kaliey ◽

Vonny N. S. Wowor ◽

Benedictus S. Lampus

Keyword(s):

Oral Cavity ◽

Tooth Loss ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Hard Tissue ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Removable Denture ◽

Cross Sectional Design ◽

The Aesthetic ◽

Behavior Maintenance ◽

Oral Condition

Abstract: The main purpose of using denture is to restore the aesthetic function, speech function, and masticatory function which are disturbed due to tooth loss. Unclean oral condition can cause the oral cavity become susceptible to caries and periodontal disease. Poor behavior to maintain dental and oral hygiene of removable denture users plays an important role in the occurrence of these two diseases. Removable denture that is kept unclean is harmful to the hard tissue as well as the soft tissue of the oral cavity. This study aimed to determine the behavior of removable denture maintenance among Kema II villagers in Kema. This was a descriptive study with a cross sectional design. There were 62 respondents as samples. The results of the behavior score of denture hygiene maintenance were as follows: score of knowledge was 552; score of attitude was 581; and score of action was 572. Conclusion: The behavior to maintain the removable denture hygiene of Kema II villagers which included knowledge, attitude, and action was classified as poor category.Keywords: behavior, maintenance of hygiene dentures, removable dentureAbstrak: Tujuan utama penggunaan gigi tiruan yaitu untuk memulihkan fungsi estetik, fungsi bicara, serta fungsi pengunyahan yang terganggu akibat kehilangan gigi. Kondisi rongga mulut yang kurang terjaga kebersihannya dapat menyebabkan rongga mulut rentan terhadap karies dan penyakit periodontal. Perilaku pemeliharaan kebersihan gigi dan mulut yang kurang baik dari pengguna gigi tiruan lepasan berperan penting pada terjadinya kedua penyakit tersebut. Gigi tiruan lepasan yang kurang terjaga kebersihannya bukan saja menimbulkan gangguan pada jaringan keras gigi namun juga pada jaringan lunak mulut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perilaku pemeliharaan kebersihan gigi tiruan lepasan pada masyarakat Desa Kema II Kecamatan Kema. Jenis penelitian ialah deskriptif dengan desain potong lintang. Sampel berjumlah 62 responden. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan skor pengukuran perilaku pemeliharaan kebersihan gigi tiruan yang terdiri dari skor pengetahuan sebesar 552; skor sikap sebesar 581; dan skor tindakan sebesar 572. Simpulan: Perilaku pemeliharaan kebersihan gigi tiruan lepasan masyarakat Desa Kema II Kecamatan Kema yang meliputi pengetahuan, sikap dan tindakan kesemuanya tergolong kurang baik.Kata kunci: perilaku, pemeliharaan kebersihan gigi tiruan, gigi tiruan lepasan

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Persepsi pengguna gigi tiruan lepasan terhadap fungsi estetik dan fonetik di komunitas lansia Gereja International Full Gospel Fellowship Manado

e-GIGI ◽

10.35790/eg.5.2.2017.17069 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Joshua D.G. Tulandi ◽

Lydia Tendean ◽

Krista V. Siagian

Keyword(s):

Oral Cavity ◽

Elderly People ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Human Life ◽

The Elderly ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Full Gospel ◽

Cross Sectional Design ◽

The Aesthetic

Abstract: Elderly is the final step of evolution in human life in which the function of oral cavity starts to degrade and impact life, as well as to reduce the aesthetic and phonetic functions. However, the loss of aesthetic and phonetic functions in the elderly stage can be restored by using dentures. This study was aimed to assess the perception about denture aesthetic and phonetic functions among elderly people at International Full Gospel Fellowship Church in Manado. This was a descriptive study with a cross sectional design. There were 73 respondents in this study obtained by using total sampling method and consisted of elderly people who used dentures and agreed to fill the questionnaires. Data were analyzed descriptively and presented in tables. The results showed that based on satisfaction of using denture, the perception of the respondents had the highest score of 361 points (good category). Based on the aesthetic function, the perception of the respondents had the score of 330.3 points (good category); and based on the phonetic function, the perception of the respondents had the score of 334 points (good category). Conclusion: The perception of aesthetic and phonetic functions of dentures among the elderly people at International Full Gospel Fellowship Manado belonged to good category.Keywords: elderly, perception, denture, aesthetics, phonetics Abstrak: Lansia (lanjut usia) merupakan tahap akhir perkembangan dalam kehidupan manusi dimana mulai terjadinya penurunan fungsi pada rongga mulut yang berdampak pada kehidupan lansia dan penurunan fungsi estetik dan fonetik. Kehilangan fungsi estetik dan fonetik pada lansia dapat dikembalikan dengan pemasangan gigi tiruan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui persepsi lansia terhadap fungsi estetik dan fonetik gigi tiruan lepasan di komunitas Gereja International Full Gospel Fellowship Manado. Jenis penelitian ialah deskriptif dengan desain potong lintang. Pada penelitian ini digunakan 73 responden yaitu lansia yang memakai gigi tiruan, diperoleh dengan metode total sampling, dan bersedia mengisi kuesioner. Data yang diperoleh diolah secara deskriptif kemudian disajikan berdasarkan distribusi dalam bentuk tabel. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan persepsi lansia berdasarkan kepuasan pada penggunaan gigi tiruan memiliki skor tertinggi yaitu 361 termasuk kategori baik, persepsi lansia berdasarkan fungsi estetik memiliki skor sebanyak 330,3 termasuk kategori baik,dan persepsi lansia terhadap fungsi fonetik sebanyak 334 termasuk kategori baik. Simpulan: Persepsi lansia terhadap fungsi estetik dan fonetik gigi tiruan lepasan di komunitas Gereja International Full Gospel Fellowship Manado termasuk kategori baik.Kata kunci: persepsi, lansia, gigi tiruan, estetik, fonetik

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ORAL HYGIENE BURUK PASIEN RAWAT INAP TIDAK BERKAITAN DENGAN PERTUMBUHAN ORAL CANDIDIASIS

ODONTO Dental Journal ◽

10.30659/odj.4.1.56-60 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 56

Author(s):

Addina Aimana Sabila ◽

Ade Ismail A.K ◽

Rochman Mujayanto

Keyword(s):

Oral Cavity ◽

Oral Hygiene ◽

Oral Candidiasis ◽

Tooth Surface ◽

P Value ◽

Test Results ◽

Poor Oral Hygiene ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Poor ◽

Cross Sectional Design

Background: Nosocomial infections can develop in the oral cavity due to poor oral hygiene. Oral Candidiasis is one of the most frequent nosocomial infection in oral cavity. The objective of this study is to describe the oral hygiene and oral candidiasis in hospitalized patients. Method: This analitical observational study used cross sectional design. Subject of the study were 74 adult patients aged 20-65 who are hospitalized at the Sultan Agung Islamic Hospital Semarang. Oral hygiene assessed from the presence of debris and calculus on the tooth surface using Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHIS) that were grouped in three categories (good, moderate, bad). Oral candidiasis diagnosed through clinical examination and swab procedure of suspicious lesions, and identified the presence of its spores and hyphae under a microscope observation. Kendal Tau test is used to analyze the correlation between oral hygiene with oral candidiasis. Results: Results showed patients with oral candidiasis in the poor and moderate oral hygiene were 29.7% and 1.4%, whereas patients without oral candidiasis in the poor and moderate oral hygiene were 60.8% and 8.1%. Kendall Tau correlation test results p value of 0.235 (p> 0.05). Conclusion: Conclusion of this study showed there is no association between oral hygiene with oral candidiasis.

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Knowledge of pregnant women on danger signs related to pregnancy and child birth

10.30574/ijbpsa.2021.1.2.0033 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 116-122

Author(s):

Mst. Salma Khatun ◽

Laskhy Rani Roy ◽

Mst. Raziatul Humayra ◽

Ashees Kumar Saha ◽

Rowshan Ara

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Health Workers ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Vital Role ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Poor Knowledge ◽

Child Birth ◽

Danger Signs ◽

Adequate Knowledge

Adequate knowledge regarding danger signs during pregnancy, child birth and postpartum period plays a vital role in safeguarding mothers as well as child health. This cross sectional study was conducted by purposively selected 262 pregnant women in two hospitals in Bogura district from 1st January to 31st December, 2018 with the aim to assess the knowledge of pregnant women on danger signs related to pregnancy and child birth. Data were collected with a semi-structured questionnaire through face-to-face interview. The mean age of the respondent’s was SD = 23.37 ± 4.47 years. Most of the respondents 61.4%, (n=161) knew about danger signs during pregnancy from health workers and 65.6 % (n=172) had poor knowledge regarding danger signs during pregnancy whereas 34.4% (n=90) respondents had good knowledge. Most of the respondents 61.5%, (n=161) understood danger signs during child birth and 68.7 % (n=180) had poor knowledge regarding danger signs during child birth. Among the respondents 40.5% (n=106) understood dang.er signs after child birth and only 12.2% (n=32) respondents had good knowledge regarding danger signs after child birth. Significant association was found between age of the respondents and level of knowledge regarding danger signs during pregnancy (p=0.0001). Health education on danger signs related to pregnancy and child birth should be imparted to all pregnant women to increase their knowledge regarding this issue.

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A Descriptive Study to assess the knowledge regarding Transient Ischemic Attack among hypertensive patients

Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research ◽

10.52711/2349-2996.2021.00100 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 419-421

Author(s):

Anjithamary Anjithamary ◽

Aryakrishnan Aryakrishnan ◽

Princy S. ◽

Sreelaksmi Prakash ◽

Resmi Ravindran

Keyword(s):

Transient Ischemic Attack ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Research Approach ◽

Poor Knowledge ◽

Hypertensive Patients ◽

Gender Education ◽

Ischemic Attack

The study entitled “A descriptive study to assess the knowledge regarding transient ischemic attack among hypertensive patients in Bishop Benziger Hospital at Kollam”. The objectives of the study was to assess the knowledge regarding transient ischemic attack among hypertensive patients in Bishop Benziger Hospital at Kollam, to determine the association between knowledge regarding transient ischemic attack among hypertensive patients and selected demographic variables like age, gender, education, occupation, period of diagnosis. In this study, research approach was quantitative research Purposive sample was used. The sample size was 100. The investigator assessed the knowledge of hypertensive patients by using structured knowledge questionnaire regarding transient ischemic attack after taking consent from sample. The findings of the study have been discussed in relation to objectives and similar studies. In the present study 28% had very poor knowledge, 25% had poor knowledge, 30% had average knowledge, 15% had good knowledge and only 2% had very good knowledge regarding transient ischemic attack. Association was computed by chi square test. The present study shows significant association between knowledgeregarding transient ischemic attack among hypertensive patients with selected demographic variables such as age, gender, education and occupation (calculated value > tabulated value) at 0.05 level of significance.

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Knowledge and Healthcare Seeking Behavior of Tuberculosis Patients attending Gimbi General Hospital, West Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences ◽

10.4314/ejhs.v28i5.3 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 28 (5) ◽

Author(s):

Asmamaw Abayneh Badane ◽

Mohammed Gebre Dedefo ◽

Edao Sado Genamo ◽

Nigatu Addisu Bekele

Keyword(s):

General Hospital ◽

Treatment Phase ◽

Signs And Symptoms ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Poor Knowledge ◽

Tuberculosis Patients ◽

Healthcare Seeking ◽

Seeking Behavior ◽

Healthcare Seeking Behavior

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) now ranks alongside HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) as a leading cause of death worldwide. Globally, 9.6 million people were estimated to have fallen ill with TB in 2014. The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge and healthcare seeking behaviour of tuberculosis patents in Gimbi General Hospital, West Ethiopia.METHODS: A cross sectional study was conducted among tuberculosis patients from March 8 to April 30, 2015. The data collection method was face-to-face interview through structuredstandard questionnaire. To identify the factors associated with knowledge about TB and healthcare seeking behavior, backward logistic regression analysis was used.RESULTS: Of the 138 TB patients, 85(61.6%) had good knowledge about TB while 53(38.4%) had poor knowledge about TB. On multivariable logistic analysis, poor knowledge about TB was more likely to occur among TB patients in intensive treatment phase (Adjusted odds ratio (AOR)=4.1, 95% CI= 1.7-9.6, p=0.001).CONCLUSION: TB patients had good knowledge on signs and symptoms of TB, transmission of TB and healthcare seeking behaviour of TB, but their knowledge on the cause of TB, treatment of TB and prevention of TB were not adequate. This study also revealed that the health careseeking behaviour of TB patients were good.

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Awareness, knowledge and contraceptive use among female students in University of Ilorin, Nigeria.

Journal of Epidemiological Society of Nigeria ◽

10.46912/jeson.17 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

I Abdul ◽

A Imohagene ◽

L Omokanye ◽

K Adesina ◽

M Oguntoye ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Female Students ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Binary Logistic Regression Analysis ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Poor Knowledge ◽

Contraceptive Usage ◽

Selection Of Variables

Background: The success or failure of public health interventions and advocacies depend largely on the effectiveness of the methods used. Awareness and knowledge are two words that are often used interchangeably in the assessment of contraceptive usage as well as attitude and practice. This study sought to know if the difference between knowledge and awareness does affect usage of contraceptives with the intention of recommending the best option for an improved usage.Methods. A cross sectional study design involving 151 female students of the University of Ilorin was conducted. Trained questionnaire administrators administered the structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was coded and analysed with Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 23, IBM Version. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Comparison of proportions at the bi-variate level was done using Chi-square test while stepwise model of binary logistic regression analysis was done at the multivariate level. Data obtained was also analyzed with EPI info 6.0 and Stata version 5.0 applying t-test, Chi Square and Fisher's exact test statistics. Selection of variables to be imputed into the model was carried out if they were significant at the bi-variate level. Adjusted odds ratio and 95% confidence interval were obtained to identify factors that were significantly predicting the use of contraception among respondents. The level of statistical significance was set at p<0.05.Results. The study showed that awareness did not have significant correlation (p>0.75) with use of contraception despite its high level (91.4%) while knowledge had statistically significant correlation (p=0.005). This was higher among those with good knowledge (68.1%) as compared to those with poor knowledge (43.3%). Islam was significantly associated with use of contraception compared to Christianity (p=0.044). At multivariate level, only good knowledge of contraception remained a significant predictor of use of contraception. Students with good knowledge were three times more likely to use contraception as compared to those with poor knowledge (OR=2.411).Conclusion. Awareness was not found to be significantly associated with contraceptive usage as compared to knowledge. Researchers and public health practitioners need to take full advantage of this finding when promoting health care interventions such as family planning by focusing on educating the students rather than awareness promotion alone.

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KEBUTUHAN PERAWATAN ORTODONTI BERDASARKAN INDEX OF ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT NEED PADA USIA REMAJA 15 – 17 TAHUN

e-GIGI ◽

10.35790/eg.3.2.2015.8770 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Axel B. Oley ◽

P. S. Anindita ◽

Michael A. Leman

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Oral Health ◽

Data Collection ◽

Oral Cavity ◽

Air Conditioning ◽

Orthodontic Treatment ◽

Dental Health ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Treatment Need ◽

The Aesthetic

Abstract: Dental and oral health is an important factor that must be maintained. Things that affect dental health problems and oral one of them is malocclusion. The application needs orthodontic treatment is aimed at correcting malocclusions that can affect the health of the teeth and oral cavity as well as the appearance of a person's face. Research conducted a descriptive study. The purpose of this study to determine the needs of orthodontic treatment based Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN), which consists of two components, namely the Aesthetic Component (AC) and the Dental Health Component (DHC). The study was conducted in high school 3 Tondano country with the number of students 390 people. Data collection was performed by inspection and measurement using the AC and DHC. The results showed that 85.94% based on the air-conditioning was not / little need of treatment, 9.37% needed treatment and of 4.69% borderline desperate need of care, while 51.56% based DHC no / little need of treatment, 35.94% need treatment of borderline and 12.5% in dire need of treatment.Keywords: malocclusion, Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need, Aesthetic Component, Dental Health Component.Abstrak: Kesehatan gigi dan rongga mulut merupakan faktor penting yang harus dijaga. Hal yang mempengaruhi masalah kesehatan gigi dan rongga mulut salah satunya ialah maloklusi.Penerapan kebutuhan perawatan ortodonti ditujukan untuk memperbaiki maloklusi yang dapat mempengaruhi kesehatan gigi dan rongga mulut serta penampilan wajah seseorang.Penelitian yang dilakukan merupakan suatu penelitian yang bersifat deskriptif.Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui kebutuhan perawatan ortodonti berdasarkan Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN), yang terdiri dari dua komponen yaitu Aesthetic Component (AC) dan Dental Health Component (DHC).Penelitian dilakukan di SMA negeri 3 Tondano dengan jumlah siswa 390 orang.Pengambilan data dilakukan dengan pemeriksaan dan pengukuran menggunakan AC dan DHC. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa berdasarkan AC 85,94% tidak/sedikit membutuhkan perawatan, 9,37% membutuhkan perawatan borderline dan 4,69% sangat membutuhkan perawatan, sedangkan berdasarkan DHC 51,56% tidak/sedikit membutuhkan perawatan, 35,94% membutuhkan perawatan borderline dan 12,5% sangat membutuhkan perawatan.Kata kunci: Maloklusi, Index Of Orthodontic Treatment Need, Aesthetic component, Dental Health Component.

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Knowledge towards Prevention and Management of Dengue: A Cross-sectional Study among Dental, Medical and Pharmacy Students in a Private University, Malaysia

Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases ◽

10.9734/ajrid/2020/v3i430131 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Abdul Nazer Ali ◽

Pushpaa Asokan ◽

Chew Jia Hui ◽

Chuah Hui Ying ◽

Nazer Zulfikar Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Study Design ◽

Knowledge Score ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Pharmacy Students ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Categorical Variables ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Poor Knowledge ◽

Validated Questionnaire

Aim: The aim and objectives of the study were: 1) To assess the knowledge regarding dengue viral infection among undergraduate healthcare professional (HCP) students. 2) To investigate the association of socio-demographic factors towards dengue knowledge among the study participants. 3) To compare the dengue knowledge among the three HCP (Dental, Medical and Pharmacy) students. Study Design: A cross sectional study design was used in the study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in AIMST University campus, Kedah state, Malaysia between January, 2017 and June, 2017. Methods: The study was conducted among HCP students using pre-validated questionnaire with knowledge as a single dependent variable. The questionnaire was distributed in class room setting after obtaining informed consent forms signed by participants. The summary statistics for categorical variables was used with chi-square test to see if there was any association between the variables. Inferential statistics was done using Spearmans correlation. Results: Among the 636 participants, an overall good knowledge (≈90%) was observed regarding the cause, breeding sites and common clinical symptoms of dengue fever. However, poor knowledge was observed regarding the time of dengue mosquitoes bite (51%, P = .58) and transmission through blood transfusion (59%, P <.001). Very poor knowledge was observed regarding transmission through person to person contact (25%, P <.001). The median knowledge score was 12(3) ranging from 0 to 15. There was a statistically significant differences (P < .001) in response to 14/15 knowledge based items. Further, a statistically significant association between dengue knowledge score was observed among field of study (P < .05) and year of study (P < .006) variables. The Spearman's correlation test showed a weak positive correlation [rs(2) = 8.6, P < .01] and [rs(10) = 108, P < .001] between year of study and age categories for dengue knowledge scores. Conclusion: Overall, the HCP students in AIMST University showed good knowledge score towards dengue however, educational intervention programmes can further enrich their knowledge in the prevention, treatment and management of this deadly disease.

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ASSESSMENT OF AWARNESS, KNOWLEDGE AND RISK FACTORS OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AMONG DIABETES MELLITUS AND HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

10.36106/ijsr/9500458 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-3

Author(s):

K. Jesindha Beyatricks ◽

Deepa shruthi G ◽

Fizia Mohammadi ◽

Feba Thomas ◽

Omid Reza

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Negative Attitude ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Poor Knowledge ◽

Hypertensive Patients

A prospective cross sectional study on the awareness, knowledge and risk factors of CKD among Diabetic and Hypertensive patients was conducted in the outpatient and inpatient wards of a tertiary care hospital in Bengaluru. A total number of 100 patients were included in the study. The results indicated that, out of 100 patients, 38% was having knowledge and 62% were without knowledge. 43% were having positive attitude and 57% with a negative attitude. It was found that majority of the people were without knowledge, that is 62% and negative attitude 57%. The study revealed that among educated people, 55.55% was having poor knowledge and 44.44% was having good knowledge. Among uneducated people, 64.86 % was having poor knowledge and 35.13 % was having good knowledge. Among 100 participants, 43% has positive attitude and 57% has negative attitude.

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