Association of disease knowledge and medication adherence among out-patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Khobar, Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: AlShayban, Dhfer Mahdi, Naqvi, Atta Abbas, Alhumaid, Othman, AlQahtani, Ali Saad, Islam, Md. Ashraful, Ghori, Syed Azizullah, Haseeb, Abdul, Ali, Majid, Iqbal, Muhammad Shahid, Elrggal, Mahmoud E., Ishaqui, Azfar Athar, Mahmoud, Mansour Adam, Khan, Irfanullah, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/82175/1/82175_Association%20of%20Disease%20Knowledge.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82175/2/82175_Association%20of%20Disease%20Knowledge_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82175/3/82175_Association%20of%20Disease%20Knowledge_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82175/; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7045035/pdf/fphar-11-00060.pdf

Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the association between disease knowledge and medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted for three months, in patients with type 2 diabetes who visited three community pharmacies located in Kho...