Subyani Abdulaziz A, Fadel Hamza A, Bokhary Anas, Ghunaim Ahmed M, Alharbi Hassan H, Alghamdi Khalid A, Alshali Khalid
Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAU.
College of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAU.
Cureus. 2022 Aug 5;14(8):e27713. doi: 10.7759/cureus.27713. eCollection 2022 Aug.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an infectious disease caused by an enveloped RNA beta coronavirus, has become a pandemic, with a mortality rate ranging from 0.7% to 10.8%. Although older adults with comorbidity are more likely to suffer severe disease and eventual mortality, diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most frequently reported noncommunicable diseases shown to predict poor prognosis in COVID-19 patients.
To determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of COVID-19 safety measures and factors associated with poor knowledge and practice among type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) patients at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH), Jeddah.
This cross-sectional study included 267 patients with T1DM aged 18-65, admitted to the hospital from January to June 2020. Data were collected via phone interviews during September 2020. The questionnaire consisted of 15 questions for knowledge, five for attitude, and eight concerning practices, and some questions were based on diabetes and COVID-19 specifically.
Overall, 64 participants with a median age of 53 years were studied. The median COVID-19 knowledge score showed poor (11.50%), average (43.75%), and good knowledge (6.25%). Most of the participants practiced precautionary measures outside their homes.
In conclusion, half of the population had poor COVID-19 knowledge, 60.9% of the participants felt anxious, and most of them performed precautionary measures, including wearing a facemask, maintaining a 1-m distance, and washing their hands regularly.
2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）是一种由有包膜的RNAβ冠状病毒引起的传染病，已成为大流行病，死亡率在0.7%至10.8%之间。尽管患有合并症的老年人更容易患重病并最终死亡，但糖尿病（DM）是最常报告的非传染性疾病之一，被证明可预测COVID-19患者的预后不良。
确定吉达阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王大学医院（KAUH）1型糖尿病（T1DM）患者对COVID-19安全措施的知识、态度和行为（KAP），以及与知识和行为不佳相关的因素。
这项横断面研究纳入了2020年1月至6月入院的267名年龄在18至65岁之间的T1DM患者。2020年9月通过电话访谈收集数据。问卷包括15个关于知识的问题、5个关于态度的问题和8个关于行为的问题，有些问题专门基于糖尿病和COVID-19。
总体而言，研究了64名年龄中位数为53岁的参与者。COVID-19知识得分中位数显示为差（11.50%）、中等（43.75%）和好（6.25%）。大多数参与者在户外采取了预防措施。
总之，一半的人群对COVID-19知识掌握较差,60.9%的参与者感到焦虑，他们中的大多数人采取了预防措施，包括戴口罩、保持1米距离和定期洗手。
