Correction: Perakanya et al. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Opisthorchis viverrini Infection in Sakon Nakhon Province, Thailand. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2022, 7, 313.

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Knowledge on diabetes and its related factors among the people with type 2 diabetes in Thailand: a cross-sectional study.

BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a global public health problem with complications related to knowledge guiding self-care. Limited knowledge might result in poor control of blood glucose, but there is no previous investigation measuring diabetes knowledge in people diagnosed with T2DM in Thailand. This study was aimed to investigate level of diabetes knowledge and related factors among people with T2DM in Thailand. METHOD: This cross-sectional study was conducted in a Northeastern province in Thailand among 276 people with T2DM, 195 women and 81 men, using a standardized self-report questionnaire, the Diabetes Knowledge Test. The data were analyzed using Pearson's chi-square test, one-way analysis of variance, and independent samples t-test. RESULTS: The majority of respondents had poor diabetes knowledge in all subscales; total knowledge of diabetes (96.7%), general knowledge of diabetes (71.7%), and insulin use knowledge (92.3%). There was no difference found in knowledge scores between males and females. Having finished secondary school education or higher, being employed, or having diabetes-related complications were related to increased total diabetes knowledge and general diabetes knowledge. CONCLUSION: The people with T2DM had poor diabetes knowledge, and those using insulin also had poor knowledge about the use of insulin.

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Opisthorchis viverrini Infection in Sakon Nakhon Province, Thailand.

Opisthorchiasis is a parasitic infection caused by the liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini. This parasite is widely distributed and well documented in Thailand, Lao PDR, Southern Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar. However, its prevalence is a major problem in these countries. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of O. viverrini infection from 2017 to 2020 in Sakon Nakhon province, Thailand. Questionnaires were used to interview 320 participants (160 cases and 160 controls) in a random selection of 18 districts across Sakon Nakhon province. Univariate logistic regression was used to identify the factors associated with O. viverrini infection. The overall prevalence levels of O. viverrini infection in Sakon Nakhon province for 2018, 2019, and 2020 were 3.60%, 5.21%, and 7.01%, respectively. Raw fish consumption was a positive risk factor for its infection in endemic areas. Factors associated with O. viverrini infection were the habit of consuming unsafely prepared fish (OR = 6.33, 95%CI = 0.32-0.59), the medical history of O. viverrini examination (OR = 8.93, 95%CI = 5.15-15.47), a history of O. viverrini infection (OR = 3.64, 95%CI = 1.17-1.44), and a history of taking praziquantel (OR = 3.64, 95%CI = 1.17-1.44). These results identified gaps in the epidemiological knowledge of O. viverrini in this region that need addressing to identify and develop innovative methods for prevention, control, and support efforts to permanently overcome O. viverrini infection in endemic regions.