%0 Journal Article
%T Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Regarding Diabetic Eye Disease among General Population in Medina City, Saudi Arabia
%A Hanan Mustafa Makhdoum
%A Fai Anas Mahrous
%A Esraa Khalaf Alshareef
%A Reenad Saeid Ghunaim
%A Areej Osama Abukhodair
%A Mona Abdulaziz Alburkani
%J Open Journal of Ophthalmology
%P 18-43
%@ 2165-7416
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojoph.2024.141003
%X <p>
	<span><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">Background: </span></b></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">Diabetic eye disease is known as a group of eye problems
that diabetic patients may develop as a complication of diabetes and can lead to
blindness. They may include Diabetic retinopathy (DR), Cataracts, and Glaucoma. <b>Objectives:</b> This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices
(KAP) around diabetic eye disease in the general population including patients with
DM and non-diabetic people in Medina City, Saudi Arabia. <b><span>Methods: </span></b>This is a cross-sectional
study involving 385 participants via a self-administered online Questionnaire started
in January 2023 in Medina,</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">Saudi Arabia. <b><span>Results: </span></b>In
total, 339 </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">p</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">articipants</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> with</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> ages ranged from 18 to more than 60 years with a mean age of 26.8 ¡À 12.6
years old completed the questionnaire. The majority were females (74.6%), singles
(67.8%), and had a university level of education (54.6%). Most of the study participants
were found to have poor knowledge levels (67%) in comparison to 33% who had an overall
good knowledge of diabetic eye diseases. Knowledge level was found to be higher
among old-aged participants and those with a family history of DM (P</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">=</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> 0</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">.001, P</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">=</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">0</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">.0</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">49) respectively.
Regarding participants</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">¡¯</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> attitudes and practices,
%K Knowledge
%K Attitude
%K Practices
%K Diabetes Mellitus
%K Eye Disease
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=131186