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165 Improving Knowledge Of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients On Oral Hypoglycaemic Agents ABSTRACT Improving Knowledge Of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients On Oral Hypoglycaemic Agents Mohd Rohaizad Zamri 1 , Umi Hani Mohd Asmawi 1 , Mohd Fadhil Samsuri 2 , Liliwati Ismail 2 , Amar-Singh HSS 3,6 , Sondi Sararaks 4 , Ranjit Kaur Praim Singh 5 , Asmah Zainal Abidin 5 , Ruzzita Mustaffa 2 , Sabab Hashim 6 1 Hospital Teluk Intan 2 Hilir Perak Health Office 3 Clinical Research Centre Perak 4 Institute for Health Systems Research 5 Perak State Health Department 6 Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun Ipoh Introduction Healthcare providers nowadays are encountering a vast number of diabetic patients in Malaysia and the prevalence is increasing every year and so does the use and number of oral hypoglycaemic agents. The National Health and Morbidity Survey had shown an increase in the number of type 2 diabetic patients from 6.3 in 1986 to 8.3 in 1996 Malaysian Consensus Clinical Practice Guidelines 2004. The situation is similar in District of Hilir Perak, where in 2004 the number of diabetic patients was 4952 and has increased to 5063 in February 2005. In outpatient department of Hospital Teluk Intan itself, there is a total of 2967 diabetic patients registered up to June 2006 Daftar Diabetes 2005 2006. PKD Hilir Perak. Compliance towards medication is regarded as a major problem in healthcare. Better understanding of the problem is needed in order to improve the medication compliancy of patients Norehan Abdullah 2002. A study in Hospital Taiping revealed 25 of patients are non-compliant towards their medication due to poor knowledge Ng C.B., 2002 and another 46 in a similar study in Kedah. To improve knowledge among diabetic patients on oral hypoglycemic agent OHA in outpatient departments in Hilir Perak District by implementing intervention program. Methodology An interventional experimental study on type 2 diabetic patients on OHA treatment was conducted from November 2006 to August 2007 in outpatient department in District of Hilir Perak Hospital Teluk Intan and 3 health clinics. This study consists of three phases. Phase 1 was baseline data collection using a standard structured questionnaire, Phase 2 was development of an intervention package to educate patient. The package consists of standardized structured guidelines Buku Panduan OHA Untuk Pesakit Diabetes Mellitus Jenis 2 Appendix 1, OHA Chart Appendix 2, medication explanation checklist Appendix 3, reminder stickers for OHA envelopes Appendix 4 and pamphlets Appendix 5. Phase