Hassan, S., Elkhateeb, S. (2024). Assessment of Self-Care Knowledge and Practice among Preparatory Diabetic School Students at Aswan City. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 12(46), 85-97. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.309809.1886
Samar Shaban Hassan; Soad Sayed Elkhateeb. "Assessment of Self-Care Knowledge and Practice among Preparatory Diabetic School Students at Aswan City". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 12, 46, 2024, 85-97. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.309809.1886
Hassan, S., Elkhateeb, S. (2024). 'Assessment of Self-Care Knowledge and Practice among Preparatory Diabetic School Students at Aswan City', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 12(46), pp. 85-97. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.309809.1886
Hassan, S., Elkhateeb, S. Assessment of Self-Care Knowledge and Practice among Preparatory Diabetic School Students at Aswan City. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2024; 12(46): 85-97. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.309809.1886
Assessment of Self-Care Knowledge and Practice among Preparatory Diabetic School Students at Aswan City
1Demonstrator at Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Aswan University, Egypt.
2Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus is one of the most difficult non-communicable disorders to treat in children and is a global health issue. Diabetes self-care is particularly challenging for children. Aim: To assess self-care knowledge and practice among preparatory diabetic school students at Aswan City. Design: A descriptive cross sectional research. Study Setting: At preparatory governmental schools, in the Aswan City. Sample: convenience sample of 99 students diagnosed with diabetes from the previous study setting. Tools for data collection: Tool (I): Structured interviewing questionnaire include 2 parts: First part: demographic characteristics of students, demographic characteristics of parents, and diabetic history of students. Second part: Students‟ knowledge about diabetes. Tool (II): Cstsilkheh of self-care practice. Results: More than half of them had good knowledge about diabetes, while less than one third of them had fair knowledge and less than one fifth of them had a total poor of knowledge. This study also highlighted that nearly one fifth of the students had satisfactory self- care practice, while more than two fifths of them had unsatisfactory self-care practice. Conclusion: study confirmed that there was highly statistical considerable difference positive correlation between the overall knowledge and the overall practices. Recommendations: Programs for in-service education on diabetes management and emergency protocols for hypo- or hyperglycemia should be made available to school health nurses.