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    • Primary Care Medicine
    • Health Education

    Background:

    • Type 2 diabetes management requires adequate patient knowledge and consistent self-care practices.
    • Primary care settings are crucial for supporting individuals with type 2 diabetes.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To assess diabetes knowledge and self-care practices in type 2 diabetes patients attending primary care.
    • To determine the correlation between diabetes knowledge and self-care activities.

    Main Methods:

    • A prospective study involving 50 patients with type 2 diabetes.
    • Utilized the Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire and the Summary of Diabetes Self-care Activities.

    Main Results:

    • Patients exhibited deficits in diabetes knowledge (mean score 14.40/24) and self-care (mean score 2.89/7).
    • No significant overall correlation was found between knowledge and self-care (r=0.190, P=0.187).
    • Significant correlations were observed between knowledge and diet (r=0.324, P=0.022), and between education/age and both knowledge/self-care.

    Conclusions:

    • Educational interventions incorporating behavior change theories may improve type 2 diabetes care.
    • Enhanced primary care education could lead to better management, fewer complications, and improved quality of life.