The Correlation between Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Related to Diabetes Involving Ayurveda and Yoga in two Ayurveda and Allopathy Hospitals of Bengaluru
Introduction: Diabetes is classified as an epidemic disease necessitating utmost contemplation for both controlling its onset and managing the condition effectively. To achieve this, a fundamental awareness of diabetes and the benefits Ayurveda and yoga can provide to combat the disease must be fami...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer – Medknow Publications
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Integrated Health Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jihs.jihs_28_24 |
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| Summary: | Introduction:
Diabetes is classified as an epidemic disease necessitating utmost contemplation for both controlling its onset and managing the condition effectively. To achieve this, a fundamental awareness of diabetes and the benefits Ayurveda and yoga can provide to combat the disease must be familiarized.
Aims:
The objective of the study is to understand the awareness of diabetes, perception and practices related to it and the role of Ayurveda and Yoga in its management within the population.
Materials and Methods:
It is a multi-centric hospital-based analytical cross-sectional study with a sample of 1200 participants. Eligible candidates visiting two government Ayurveda hospitals and allopathy hospitals each situated in urban and rural regions of Bangalore situated in Southern India of South Asia were made to answer or fill the structured questionnaire. It was subsequently converted to a digital format for statistical analysis. Overall KAP scores were calculated using Bloom’s cut-off point. P-value less than 0.05 and less than 0.001 were considered statistically significant. A Pearson correlation coefficient was employed to determine the relationship between knowledge, attitude and practice.
Results:
Our study showed good knowledge (49.58%) but moderate attitude (58.67%) and practice (47.5%) among the population. There was a weak but significant correlation between knowledge and attitude (r=0.181) as well as between knowledge and practice (r=0.349). But no correlation was found between attitude and practice (r=0.048).
Conclusions:
Combating the diabetes epidemic requires more than just raising awareness about the disease. Encouraging healthy behaviors and shifting people’s perspective around lifestyle choices is paramount to effectively address the root cause of increasing rate of diabetes. |
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| ISSN: | 2347-6486 2347-6494 |