ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE IN HYPOTHYROID FEMALE PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
Main Article Content
Keywords
Hypothyroidism, KAP questionnaire, Thyroid disorder.
Abstract
Background: Hypothyroidism is the most prevailing thyroid disorder affecting people globally. Women are more likely than men to have thyroid disorders. There is a dearth of data on Indian women with hypothyroidism in appellation of their knowledge, awareness, and practices (KAP). Therefore, the study aimed is to evaluate the Indian hypothyroid women on the basis of the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices . Methods: Hypothyroid women who are ≥18 years old, participated in the study.It was planned to be carried out in tertiary care hospital,SouthIndia.This strategic cross sectional study was assessed by using KAP-33 questionnaire. Results: The present study showed that < 30 years of age was predominant and it is associated with significant effect (p<0.01) of knowledge, attitude and practice. Knowledge level was non-significantly associated with scholastic level (p>0.05), working status (p>0.05) and region (p>0.05). The age and marital status were strongly associated with level of knowledge, attitude and practice about hypothyroidism and the family history of thyroid disorder, occupational status, area of living and number of comorbidities showed significant association with level of attitude and practice and non-significant association with knowledge. Educational level showed non-significant association with knowledge, attitude and practice about hypothyroidism. Conclusion: Educated patients surprisingly found to lack knowledge regarding to thyroid disorders and younger women (< 30 years) had more knowledge about hypothyroidism.
Downloads
References
1. Alaofè, H., Hounkpatin, W. A., Djrolo, F., Ehiri, J., & Rosales, C. (2021). Knowledge, attitude, practice and associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes in Cotonou, Southern Benin. BMC public health, 21(1), 339. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10289-8 2. Alkafajei, A., Amarin, Z., Alazaizeh, W., Khader, Y., & Marji, M. (2012). Prevalence and risk factors for hypothyroidism in Jordanian women: comparison between different reference ranges. Eastern Mediterranean health journal, 18(2), 132–136. https://doi.org/10.26719/2012.18.2.132 3. Almuzaini, A., Alshareef, B., Alghamdi, S., Munshy, A., Aljarallah, A., Salman, S., Alroqi, K., & Alkhaldi, R. (2019). Assessment of knowledge and awareness regarding thyroid disorders among Saudi people. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 1070–1076. https://doi.org/10.24911/ijmdc.51-1568037206 4. Alyahya, A., AlNaim, A., AlBahr, A. W., Almansour, F., & Elshebiny, A. (2021). Knowledge of Thyroid Disease manifestations and risk factors among Residents of the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. Cureus, 13(1), e13035. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13035 5. Al-Yahya, A., Alsulaiman, A., Almizel, A., Barri, A., & Al Adel, F. (2020). Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) of Diabetics Towards Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study. Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 14, 3187–3194. https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S269524 6. Arora, R., Mittal, P., Trivedi, J., & Verma, A. (2023). Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Hypothyroidism among Population in Moradabad District: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation, 13(2), 335–343. https://doi.org/10.5530/ijpi.13.2.044 7. Asante, D. O., Dai, A., Walker, A. N., Zhou, Z., Kpogo, S. A., Lu, R., Huang, K., & Zou, J. (2023). Assessing hypertension and diabetes knowledge, attitudes and practices among residents in Akatsi South District, Ghana using the KAP questionnaire. Frontiers in public health, 11, 1056999. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1056999 8. Bagcchi S. (2014). Hypothyroidism in India: more to be done. The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology, 2(10), 778. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(14)70208-6 9. Bashaar, M., Saleem, F., Thawani, V., Hassali, M. A., & Hashemi, T. (2019). Evaluation of hypertension related knowledge, attitudes and practices at community level in Kabul. Pharmacy &Pharmacology International Journal, 7(3). https://doi.org/10.15406/ppij.2019.07.00239 10. D, N., & Y. D, S. (2019). Analysis of Knowledge and Awareness of Thyroid and Its Disorders among Students of Rural South Karnataka. Scholars International Journal of Biochemistry, 2–5, 149–152. https://doi.org/10.36348/sijb.2019.v02i05.003 11. Das, A. K., Lahiri, G., Bose, A., & Sarkar, D. K. (2020). Assessment of patients’ knowledge, attitude and practice regarding hypertension in a tertiary care hospital. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health/International Journall of Community Medicine and Public Health, 7(12), 4967. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20205171 12. Herath, H. M. M., Weerasinghe, N. P., Dias, H., & Weerarathna, T. P. (2017). Knowledge, attitude and practice related to diabetes mellitus among the general public in Galle district in Southern Sri Lanka: a pilot study. BMC public health, 17(1), 535. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4459-5 13. Ibrahim, A. M. A. (2018). Survey of Awareness of Thyroid Disorders among the Riyadh Population, Central Region of Saudi Arabia. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 72(2), 4039–4044. https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhm.2018.9095 14. Jailkhani, R., Ramachandrayya, S., Patil, V., & Sameena, S. (2015). A hospital-based study of prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir state of India. International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health, 4(2), 151. https://doi.org/10.5455/ijmsph.2015.0310201433. 15. Kumar, P., Khandelwal, D., Mittal, S., Dutta, D., Kalra, S., Katiyar, P., & Aggarwal, V. (2017). Knowledge, Awareness, Practices and Adherence to Treatment of Patients with Primary Hypothyroidism in Delhi. Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism, 21(3), 429–433. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijem.IJEM_49_17 16. Mirghani, H., Alquayr, S. M., Alanazi, T., Alwakeel, A. A., Al Madshush, A. M., Alali, H. A., Alerrwi, G. S., & Alshehri, A. D. (2023). Knowledge Assessment Regarding the Differences Between Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism Among Saudi Arabia's Adult Population. Cureus, 15(4), e37830. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37830 17. Mousavi, F., & Shojaei, P. (2021). Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Diabetes Mellitus. Thrita, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.5812/thrita.114088 18. Priya, K.(2020). Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in young females. MedPulse International Journal of ENT, 14(2), 09-11. https://doi.org/10.26611/10161421 19. Ralapanawa, U., Bopeththa, K., Wickramasurendra, N., & Tennakoon, S. (2020). Hypertension Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice in Adult Hypertensive Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sri Lanka. International journal of hypertension, 2020, 4642704. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/4642704 20. Rashad, N. M., & Samir, G. M. (2019). Prevalence, risks, and comorbidity of thyroid dysfunction: a cross-sectional epidemiological study. the Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine/the Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 31(4), 635–641. https://doi.org/10.4103/ejim.ejim_22_19 21. Sunil, S., & Leena, K. (2022). Contributing Factors of Hypothyroidism- A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 16(1),1-5. https://doi.org/10.7860/jcdr/2022/50941.15846 22. Vyas, U., Sethi, B., & Khandelwal, D. (2018). A cross-sectional survey to assess knowledge, attitude, and practices in patients with hypothyroidism in India. Thyroid Research & Practice/Thyroid Research & Practice, 15(1), 15. https://doi.org/10.4103/trp.trp_25_17 23. Balaji, B. L., & Pyari, D. (2023). Reforming Early Childhood Education Programs in Rural Areas of India: Equity in Preschool Education. International Society for Technology, Education, and Science. 24. Vandana, D. P., & Kumar, R. (2023). The relationship between physical health and psychological impact of happiness in teachers. Journal for ReAttach Therapy and Developmental Diversities, 6(5s), 431-440. 25. Dayal, P. (2022, November). Psycho-socio and biographical variables: Scientific aptitude and secondary school students. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2481, No. 1). AIP Publishing. 26. Chahar, D. A Study Of Teachers Collectiveefficacy In Relation To Certain Psychosocial Attributes And Demographic Variables Of Teachers In Secondary Schools. 27. Pyari, D. (2011). Theory and distance education: At a glance. In 2011 5th International Conference on Distance Learning and Education IPCSIT (Vol. 12, pp. 94-99). 28. Muddgal, A., & Pyari, D. (2016). A Comparative Study of Anxiety, Depression and Stress among medical and engineering students. International journal of scientific research, 5(3), 41-44. 29. Pyari, D. (2011). Environmental stewardship and religion. International Journal of Educational Research and Technology, 2(1), 26-35. 30. Pyari, D., & Muddgal, A. (2017). Effect of Emotional Intelligence: Academic Achievement and Higher Secondary Students. Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, 7(10), 127-141. 31. Balaji, B. L., & Pyari, D. (2023). Reforming Early Childhood Education Programs in Rural Areas of India: Equity in Preschool Education. International Society for Technology, Education, and Science.
Article Sidebar
Article Details
Details
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Transfer of Copyright and Permission to Reproduce Parts of Published Papers.
Authors retain the copyright for their published work. No formal permission will be required to reproduce parts (tables or illustrations) of published papers, provided the source is quoted appropriately and reproduction has no commercial intent. Reproductions with commercial intent will require written permission and payment of royalties.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.