Abstract

BUSTOS SALDANA, Rafael et al. Usual knowledge of medical students form Western Mexico on diabetic patients. Educ. méd. [online]. 2007, vol.10, n.4, pp.31-38. ISSN 1575-1813.

Objective: To identify the knowledge that presents Medicine students about the usual concepts of the diabetic patients on their disease. Material and Methods: Cross sectional study in 275 Medicine alumni of the University Center of the South of the University of Guadalajara. Sample was selected in randomized form in the students enrolled in calendar 2006 A, in order to apply them instrument Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire (24). The statistic program was used EPI INFO 2000, a statistical significance was taken <0.05. Results: Students age: 20.03±1.9 years. The total average of guessed right answers was: 17.56± 3.24, students of 7º and 8º. cycle presented 19.53 ±2.15 and 19.75±1.92 right answers. As far as Basic knowledge of the disease 75,82% answered the reagents suitably, in glycemic control 70.7% and prevention measures and complications 71.9%. Conclusions: knowledge in Medicine students as far as the concepts that must have the diabetic patients on their disease increases in significant form as soon as it increases the semesters of study, the first scholastic cycles have the tendency to be similar to the population in regional diabetic patients.

Keywords : Diabetic Knowledge; Medicine Students.

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