Diabetes knowledge and behaviour: a cross-sectional study of Jordanian adults
Authors' conclusion
This study highlights the importance of demographic and clinical factors in the context of diabetes knowledge and behaviours, underscoring the need for targeted educational and preventive programmes to improve diabetes management, especially in vulnerable populations. Additionally, the strong association between diabetes knowledge and management behaviours supports a knowledge-attitude-behaviour (KAB) model of diabetes management.
Study context
- Population
- Jordanian adults
- Participants
- 1,050 adults
- Outcome
- Factors associated with diabetes knowledge score
Methodological detailssurvey, Two multiple linear regression models for factors associated with knowledge and behaviour; simple linear regression for knowledge–behaviour relationship
- Survey
- Two multiple linear regression models for factors associated with knowledge and behaviour; simple linear regression for knowledge–behaviour relationship
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- ≥50 years vs 18 to <25 years: P < 0.0001
- Women vs Men: P < 0.0001
- Married vs Single: P < 0.0001
- Smokers vs Non-smokers: P = 0.003
- Hypertension present vs Hypertension absent: P = 0.007
- Diabetes present vs Diabetes absent: P < 0.001
- Values are mean ± SD as printed
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Factors associated with diabetes behaviour score
- Behaviour scores correlated similarly with these factors except for diabetes and smoking status
Diabetes knowledge vs management behaviours
- Diabetes knowledge significantly associated with better management behaviours, adjusted for demographic and clinical factors (coefficient)
- 0.0794, p<0.001
- Adjusted simple linear regression
Original publication
Diabetes knowledge and behaviour: a cross-sectional study of Jordanian adults. Diabetologia. Published 7 November 2024. doi:10.
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