PENGARUH TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN TERHADAP KEJADIAN KOMPLIKASI DM DI RS PELAMONIA MAKASSAR

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases with characteristics of hyperglycemia that occur due to abnormalities of insulin secretion, insulin action or both. Long-term complications including cardiovascular disease (double risk), chronic kidney failure (main cause of dialysis), retinal damage that can cause blindness, and nerve damage that can cause impotence and gangrene with the risk of amputation. The purpose of this study was to find out the level of patient's knowledge of the incidence of complications in diabetes mellitus patients in Pelamonia Hospital Makassar. This study used case control design with Observational Analytic design. Population in this research is patient of Diabetes Melitus in Pelamonia Hospital of Makassar. Sampling method using quota sampling, amounted to 30 respondents with sample distribution of 15 people in the case group and 15 people in the control group. The results were obtained by using Chi-Square statistical test with Odd Ratio or Exp (B) = 6.000, with results if the level of knowledge is good it will lead to 6 times no complications of diabetes mellitus, with a p-value of 0.025 where p <0.05) then Ha accepted. The conclusion of this study is the influence of the level of knowledge of the incidence of complications of diabetes mellitus in Pelamonia Hospital Makassar.