A STUDY TO EVALUATE KNOWLEDGE ON DIABETES AND ITS RELATED FACTORS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS

Abstract

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a major public health concern worldwide, requiring adequate knowledge among healthcare professionals for effective management and patient education. Nursing students, as future frontline caregivers, must possess sound knowledge of diabetes and its related factors.

Aim of study: To evaluate the knowledge regarding diabetes and its related factors among undergraduate nursing students.

Material and methods: A Quasi experimental study was conducted among undergraduate nursing students of Al-Biruni College of Nursing Hyderabad. A total of 63 students were selected of 1^st year ,1^st semester using Convenient, non -randomized sampling. Data were collected by using a structured, validated diabetic knowledge test (DKT2) assessing knowledge on diabetes definition, causes, risk factors, symptoms, complication, and management. The study was conducted in the month of May 2025.

Results: The study included a total of 63 participants, the majority were males, with the mean age of 20.48 years. The pre-test results revealed consistently low levels of understanding, with correct response rates ranging from 12.69% to 65.07% across the 20 questions. Following the educational intervention, post-test scores showed a notable improvement, with the most correct responses ranging between 76% and 95%. This reflects a substantial gain in knowledge, especially in key areas like insulin administration, glucose monitoring, dietary management, identifying complications, and appropriate treatment of hypoglycemia, and the p-value of ≤ .001 indicates that this improvement is statistically significant. Conclusion: Overall positive response was not found in pretest, after educational session it improved significantly among respondents, which was recorded in posttest.