Health Literacy Associated with Blood Level Controlled among Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Patients in Nakhon Sawan Municipality

Abstract

          This descriptive research study aimed to study factors association with blood level controlled among diabetes mellitus type 2 patients. Population in this study consisted of   131  diabetic mellitus  type 2  who had fasting plasma glucose higher than 140 mg/dl drawn from name list which be registered in Public Health Center, at Nakhon Sawan Municipa lity , Nakhon  Sawan  Province , in fiscal year  2019 , and the sample size calculating used Daniel formula for  116  cases , and  systematic random sampling was determine for collecting data. Data collected by questionn aires including, characteristics, health literacy and blood sugar level.                       In addition to check questionnaire standardization  ,  validity was checked by 3 experts and try out testing reliability by Cronbach’s coeffic ient alpha about   0.962  Data     analyzed  using   statistical   as   Pearson product moment correlation coefficient.  An association analyzed found that  , factors   association   with blood  level  controlled among diabetes mellitus type 2 patients with statistic significant, such as, health literacy (r=0.627, P-value<0.001).                                                                                                       Thus,healt care provider should be set activities for prevention of complication ’  diabetic mellitus type  2  ,  and  to encourage gaining the health literacy by self-help group model, to build the knowledge sharing for  performing  self - efficacy   and  self - management  within   diabetic mellitus group.