The thesis of the Higher Diploma in the branch of family and Community Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, Karbala University, discussed the knowledge, trends and practices of Type II diabetics, where the thesis submitted by the researcher (Shatha Nemeh Hassan Hassoun), which was entitled “knowledge, trends, and practices of Type II diabetics in relation to non-pharmacological treatments”included
The discussion committee consisted of
The professor. Dr. Riad Mustafa al-Saleh as president
Assistant Professor Dr. Hassan Hadi Baqer is a member
Assistant Professor Dr. Bashir Aqeel Muslim al Ali member
Professor Dr. Ali Abdulreza Abu Tahin Musharraf
Assistant Professor Dr.Hamid Abdul Hassan al-habali supervisor
The study aimed to assess the level of information of diabetics about the disease and their practice to identify weaknesses and work to strengthen them.
The study also found that there is a low level of information about the disease, as less than a quarter of the sample only have an acceptable level of information, as the study also showed that the level of information is characteristically better among males, with university education, employees with a higher pension level, as well as with the length of the illness and less weight.
