Table 3 Children and young adults’ knowledge of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in Bangladesh
From: Adherence to diabetic retinopathy screening among children and young adults in Bangladesh
Knowledge of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy | Attended last DRS appointment (n = 343) | Did not attend last DRS appointment (n = 47) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
DM is hereditary: - Strongly agree - Moderately agree - Undecided - Moderately disagree - Strongly disagree | 94(27.4%) 55(16.0%) 79(23.0%) 38(11.1%) 77(22.4%) | 3(6.4%) 7(14.9%) 7(14.9%) 22(46.8%) 8(17.0%) | < 0.001* |
Poor diet and lack of exercise is a risk factor for DM: - Strongly agree - Moderately agree - Undecided - Moderately disagree - Strongly disagree | 180(52.5%) 79(23.0%) 31(9.0%) 26(7.6%) 27(7.9%) | 13(27.7%) 22(46.8%) 7(14.9%) 4(8.5%) 1(2.1%) | 0.001* |
People with DM are more likely to develop eye complications compared to those without: - Strongly agree - Moderately agree - Undecided - Moderately disagree - Strongly disagree | 186(54.2%) 83(24.2%) 48(14.0%) 130(3.8%) 13(3.8%) | 21(44.7%) 15(31.9%) 4(8.5%) 4(8.5%) 3(6.4%) | 0.248 |