Abstract :
The study was conducted in SIMS Hospital, Kollam, to assess the knowledge on self-administration of insulin
among diabetic patients attending OPD. A sample of 30 was selected. The knowledge was assessed with
the help of a structured questionnaire. Results showed that 16.6% had poor knowledge and 83.4% had
average knowledge. The demographic variables like age, sex, religion, area of residence, family education,
occupation, monthly income and source of information had no significant association with knowledge on
self-administration of insulin.
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