The Effectiveness of Health Education in Improving Knowledge about Hypoglycemia and Insulin Pen Use among Outpatients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at a Primary Care Hospital in Vietnam

Table 1

Knowledge about hypoglycemia.

Good knowledge	Before intervention (); (%)	Right after intervention (); (%)	After one month (); (%)	After two months (); (%)	( vs. )	( vs. )	( vs. )
Hypoglycemia definition
Yes	11 (13.8)	65 (81.3)	34 (42.5)	60 (84.5)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
No	69 (86.2)	15 (18.7)	46 (57.5)	11 (15.5)
Hypoglycemia symptoms
Yes	48 (60.0)	69 (86.3)	59 (73.8)	64 (90.1)	<0.001	0.003	<0.001
No	32 (40.0)	11 (13.7)	21 (26.2)	7 (9.9)
Hypoglycemia testing
Yes	24 (30.0)	70 (87.5)	56 (70.0)	67 (94.4)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
No	56 (70.0)	10 (12.5)	24 (30.0)	4 (5.6)
Hypoglycemia treatment
Yes	12 (15.0)	53 (66.3)	46 (57.5)	62 (87.3)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
No	68 (85.0)	27 (33.7)	34 (42.5)	9 (12.7)
Hypoglycemia prevention
Yes	9 (11.3)	33 (41.3)	40 (50.0)	57 (80.3)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
No	71 (88.7)	47 (58.7)	40 (50.0)	14 (19.7)
Total score (median, IQR)	1 (0-2)	4 (3-4)	3 (2-4)	5 (4-5)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001