A CROSS-SECTIONAL OBSERVATIONAL STUDY ON MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT DIABETES AND RISK OF HYPOGLYCEMIA WITH CONCURRENT USE OF NATURAL HERBS/HERBAL PRODUCTS

A. SRINIVASAN; JITTA MARY JOSE; MEGHA K. BAIJU; SMRITI SURESH GEORGE

doi:10.22159/ijpps.2020v12i11.36221

Authors

A. SRINIVASAN JKK Munirajah Medical Research Foundation College of Pharmacy Ethirmedu, B. komarapalayam 638183, Namakkal Dt, Tamil Nadu, The Tamilnadu Dr. M. G. R. Medical University, Chennai
JITTA MARY JOSE JKK Munirajah Medical Research Foundation College of Pharmacy Ethirmedu, B. komarapalayam 638183, Namakkal Dt, Tamil Nadu, The Tamilnadu Dr. M. G. R. Medical University, Chennai
MEGHA K. BAIJU JKK Munirajah Medical Research Foundation College of Pharmacy Ethirmedu, B. komarapalayam 638183, Namakkal Dt, Tamil Nadu, The Tamilnadu Dr. M. G. R. Medical University, Chennai
SMRITI SURESH GEORGE JKK Munirajah Medical Research Foundation College of Pharmacy Ethirmedu, B. komarapalayam 638183, Namakkal Dt, Tamil Nadu, The Tamilnadu Dr. M. G. R. Medical University, Chennai

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ijpps.2020v12i11.36221

Keywords:

Diabetes, Determinants, Knowledge, Misconceptions, Treatment

Abstract

Objective: To determine the various misconceptions in diabetes mellitus and the factors leading to such misconceptions. To find out the association of various misconceptions with the socio-demographic factors.

Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted among 350 diabetic patients for a period of 6 mo. The study was done in diabetic clinics in the districts of Salem and Erode.

Results: The study included a total of 350 patients, among which 206 (58.86%) were females and 144 (41.14%) were males. The majority of the study population was between the age group 61-70 (30.86%). The total misconception scores were low (0-34) in 144 (41.14%), moderate (35-69) in 180 (51.43%) and high (70-104) in 26 (7.43%). Out of 25 patients identified with hypoglycemia 2 patients (8%) had only drug-drug interaction. 10 patients (40%) with both DI and HDI were identified. Herb-drug interactions alone were identified in 13 diabetic patients with hypoglycemia (52%) indicating the risk of hypoglycemia with concurrent use of herbs along with diabetic medications.

Conclusion: In this study carried out in a study population of 350 patients, the majority of the population, which contributes to about 94% had high to moderate knowledge about their condition of diabetes mellitus. The misconceptions about diabetes mellitus were high in 6.57% of the study population.

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