Diabetes knowledge and associated factors in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) ...
figshare, 2023
academicJournal
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Background Type 1 diabetes (T1D) in youth is becoming a public health problem in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Burkina Faso. However, little is known about the level of knowledge of these patients on T1D. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of diabetes in adolescents and young adults about the disease, and identify the factors associated in Burkina Faso. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted from April to June 2020 among youth with T1D, aged 10 to 30 years, and regularly followed in the internal medicine department of Yalgado Ouedraogo University Hospital of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Data were collected using the French AJD (Aide aux Jeunes Diabétiques) validated diabetes knowledge and skills (DKS) questionnaire designed to test participants’ accuracy in knowledge about six different themes of T1D, as generalities of diabetes, hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, management of insulin treatment, and self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG). DKS level was determined by calculating the scores, ...
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Diabetes knowledge and associated factors in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) ...
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Zemba, Daniel ; Sagna, Yempabou ; Traore, Solo ; Zoungrana, Lassane ; Somé, D. Patricia ; Kissou, S. Aimée ; Guira, Oumar ; Yaméogo, Téné Marceline |
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Veröffentlichung: | figshare, 2023 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
DOI: | 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6860334.v1 |
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