Diabetes knowledge and associated factors in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

Table 2 Associations between the youth DKS score of correct answers and clinical, HbA1c and socio demographic characteristics in univariate analysis

Variable	n	DKS score of correct answers, %	p
Sex
Girls	29	47.44 ± 12.43	0.9
Boys	34	47.11 ± 12.6	0.9
Age class, years
[10 à 19]	25	45.84 ± 12.5	0.08
≥ 20	38	51.48 ± 12.45	0.08
Residency
Urban	59	48.36 ± 12.43	0.6
Rural	4	45.5 ± 12.62	0.6
Schooling
Not schooled	17	41.73 ± 12.64
Primary or secondary school	38	48.91 ± 12.43	0.06
High school degree	8	58.85 ± 12.56	0.005
Family situation
Lives with both parents	40	47.93 ± 12.43
Lives with one parent	4	51.5 ± 13.25	0.3
Lives with a guardian	19	48.82 ± 12.64	0.7
Follow up duration, years
[1,2,3,4]	38	48.06 ± 12.43
[5,6,7,8,9]	20	47 ± 12.42	0.7
≥ 10	5	64.5 ± 12.48	0.008
Feeling to have a good DKS	36	50.12 ± 12.69	0.2
Feeling to have a good glycemic control	25	46.45 ± 12.68	0.7
HbA1c < 8%	8	48.5 ± 12.77	0.7
At least 1 DKA episode	18	44 ± 12.36	0.3
Age at diabetes diagnosis, years
<10	7	47.5 ± 12.83
[10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19]	37	48.25 ± 12.71
≥ 20	19	56.45 ± 12.59	0.06

DKA, Diabetes Keto Acidosis; DKS, Diabetes Knowledge, and skills; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin

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