Ayurpharmacoepidemiology Perspective: Health Literacy (Knowledge and Practice) Among Older Diabetes Patients Visiting Ayurveda Teaching Hospitals in India
Authors
Parikshit MPhil
Gananath Sen Institute of Ayurvidya and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Khurshid PhD
Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Liaquat PhD
Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Tapas MD(Ayurveda)
Department of AYUSH, Government of West Bengal, Silampur RH, Malda, West Bengal, India
Tushar MD(Ayurveda)
Department of AYUSH, Government of West Bengal, Habaspur PHC, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India
Sayantan MD(Ayurveda)
Rajib Gandhi Memorial Ayurvedic College and Hospital, Belley-Sankarpur, Kankinara, West Bengal, India
Debdeep MPH
Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Swati BAMS
Institute of Post Graduate Ayurvedic Education & Research at SVSP Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Keywords:
health literacy, knowledge, practice, diabetes, ayurpharmacoepidemiology
Abstract
Older Indian diabetics lack proper health literacy making them vulnerable to complications. Assessment of health literacy was done by hospital-based cross-sectional study. Face-to-face interview was conducted by pretested structured questionnaires. Diabetes patients aged ≥60 years consisted of 56.22% males and 43.78% females; in addition, 34.2% respondents were without formal schooling. Diabetes was known to 63.56% respondents. Total knowledge and practice score of the respondents was good (18.9% and 35.1%), average (30.7% and 46.9%), and poor (50.4% and 18%), respectively. Knowledge and practice score was strongly associated (P < .01) with religion, educational status, and diabetes duration with positive relationship (R 2 = 0.247, P < .01) between knowledge and practice score. The study highlights lack of health literacy among older diabetics undergoing ayurveda management. Baseline statistics will pave the way toward ayurpharmacoepidemiology.
Keywords: health literacy, knowledge, practice, diabetes, ayurpharmacoepidemiology
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