Table 5.
Awareness, management and control of diabetes
| Variables | Among all patients with DM (No., %) | Among aware patients with DM (No., %) | Among patients with DM under drug treatment (No., %) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awareness |
51.9 (42/81) |
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| Management: | |||
| Pharmacological |
45.7 (37/81) |
88.1 (37/42) |
|
| Medications |
39.5 (32/81) |
76.2 (32/42) |
|
| Insulin injection |
6.2 (5/81) |
11.9 (5/42) |
|
| Non–pharmacological: |
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| Diet |
33.3 (27/81) |
64.3 (27/42) |
|
| Exercise |
19.8 (16/81) |
38.1 (16/42) |
|
| Blood glucose monitoring |
23.5 (19/81) |
45.2 (19/42) |
|
| Under PC management |
11.1 (9/81) |
21.4 (9/42) |
|
| Do not know |
13.6 (11/81) |
26.2 (11/42) |
|
| Control | 29.6 (24/81) | 57.1 (24/42) | 67.6 (25/37) |
DM – diabetes mellitus, PC – primary care