Awareness of diabetes mellitus among public attending the primary health centers in Malaysia

Diabetes is a steadily growing problem in Malaysia and the increase of diabetics’ patients in Malaysia is worrisome. In relation to this, the purpose of this study is to test Diabetes Mellitus Awareness Model (DMAM) consisting of five constructs, namely knowledge, attitude, environment, symptom and...

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Main Authors:	Humaira, Abdul Latif, Mohd Rashid, Ab Hamid, Noor Azlinda, Zainal Abidin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
Subjects:	Q Science (General)
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spelling	ump-237852019-01-15T02:01:26Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23785/ Awareness of diabetes mellitus among public attending the primary health centers in Malaysia Humaira, Abdul Latif Mohd Rashid, Ab Hamid Noor Azlinda, Zainal Abidin Q Science (General) Diabetes is a steadily growing problem in Malaysia and the increase of diabetics’ patients in Malaysia is worrisome. In relation to this, the purpose of this study is to test Diabetes Mellitus Awareness Model (DMAM) consisting of five constructs, namely knowledge, attitude, environment, symptom and diabetics awareness. This study develops the conceptual model for studying the factors among public in Malaysia in order to possibly increase the awareness towards the ailment. A total of ten hypotheses have been proposed to test the relationship in the hypothesised model between the five constructs under study. Structural equation modelling (SEM) with SmartPLS software using Partial Least Squares estimation (PLS) is used for modelling analysis. The study was conducted in two health clinics, namely Klinik Kesihatan Paya Besar and Klinik Kesihatan Padang Rumbia from 1 September 2015 to 15 October 2015. A total of 550 questionnaires were distributed and 523 questionnaires were successfully collected. From the results, it shows that knowledge on diabetics has a significant impact on a) environment, b) attitude and c) awareness towards diabetics. Next, the environment significantly influences the attitude, and attitude has a significant influence on the awareness. However, the results also show that there is no significant relationship between the environment towards awareness. In addition, both knowledge and environment has no significant effect towards symptoms of diabetes mellitus ailment. The finding also shows that the causal relationship of attitude on symptoms, and the relationship between symptom and awareness are not significant. In conclusion, the healthcare authorities may refer to DMAM as a basis model for increasing the awareness regarding this ailment especially among the public. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23785/1/Kesedaran%20Diabetes%20Melitus%20dalam%20Kalangan%20Orang%20Ramai%20yang%20Menghadiri.pdf Humaira, Abdul Latif and Mohd Rashid, Ab Hamid and Noor Azlinda, Zainal Abidin (2018) Awareness of diabetes mellitus among public attending the primary health centers in Malaysia. Journal of Quality Measurement and Analysis, 14 (2). pp. 11-23. ISSN 1823-5670 http://www.ukm.my/jqma/v14_2/jqma-14-2-paper2.pdf
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description	Diabetes is a steadily growing problem in Malaysia and the increase of diabetics’ patients in Malaysia is worrisome. In relation to this, the purpose of this study is to test Diabetes Mellitus Awareness Model (DMAM) consisting of five constructs, namely knowledge, attitude, environment, symptom and diabetics awareness. This study develops the conceptual model for studying the factors among public in Malaysia in order to possibly increase the awareness towards the ailment. A total of ten hypotheses have been proposed to test the relationship in the hypothesised model between the five constructs under study. Structural equation modelling (SEM) with SmartPLS software using Partial Least Squares estimation (PLS) is used for modelling analysis. The study was conducted in two health clinics, namely Klinik Kesihatan Paya Besar and Klinik Kesihatan Padang Rumbia from 1 September 2015 to 15 October 2015. A total of 550 questionnaires were distributed and 523 questionnaires were successfully collected. From the results, it shows that knowledge on diabetics has a significant impact on a) environment, b) attitude and c) awareness towards diabetics. Next, the environment significantly influences the attitude, and attitude has a significant influence on the awareness. However, the results also show that there is no significant relationship between the environment towards awareness. In addition, both knowledge and environment has no significant effect towards symptoms of diabetes mellitus ailment. The finding also shows that the causal relationship of attitude on symptoms, and the relationship between symptom and awareness are not significant. In conclusion, the healthcare authorities may refer to DMAM as a basis model for increasing the awareness regarding this ailment especially among the public.
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author	Humaira, Abdul Latif Mohd Rashid, Ab Hamid Noor Azlinda, Zainal Abidin
author_facet	Humaira, Abdul Latif Mohd Rashid, Ab Hamid Noor Azlinda, Zainal Abidin
author_sort	Humaira, Abdul Latif
title	Awareness of diabetes mellitus among public attending the primary health centers in Malaysia
title_short	Awareness of diabetes mellitus among public attending the primary health centers in Malaysia
title_full	Awareness of diabetes mellitus among public attending the primary health centers in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Awareness of diabetes mellitus among public attending the primary health centers in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Awareness of diabetes mellitus among public attending the primary health centers in Malaysia
title_sort	awareness of diabetes mellitus among public attending the primary health centers in malaysia
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2018
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Awareness of diabetes mellitus among public attending the primary health centers in Malaysia

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