Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan Dengan Kepatuhan Diet Pada Pasien Diabetes Mellitus Tipe 2

Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder in which the human body does not produce or use insulin properly, a hormone needed to convert sugar, starch and other foods into energy. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between knowledge and dietary compliance in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in the Sukaresmi Community Health Center area, Tamansari District, Bogor. The method in this research uses correlation analysis research with a cross sectional approach. A sample of 80 respondents was taken using purposive sampling technique. The instrument in this study was a questionnaire with 15 questions about level of knowledge and 15 questions about dietary compliance. Data were processed and analyzed using the Rank Spearman test. The results of univariate data analysis, namely the highest frequency of knowledge level of the majority was (75%) with a low level of knowledge and the frequency of Diet Compliance was found to be the highest majority of (75%) with low compliance and the results of the bivariate analysis Spearman Rank test results obtained p value = 0.00 so Ho is rejected with a Spearman correlation coefficient (r) of 0.01 which shows that the correlation coefficient is sufficient and has a positive value. The conclusion is that there is a close relationship between the level of knowledge and dietary compliance in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients at the Sukaresmi Tamansari Community Health Center. The lower the level of knowledge, the lower the diet compliance.