The Relationship Between The Level of Knowledge and Compliance With The Use of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Drugs at The Putri Ayu Health Center, Jambi City in The Period January – March 2024

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a non-communicable disease that is still the most widely suffered disease. Adherence to medication in people with diabetes mellitus is important for the success of therapy and the patient's quality of life. One of the factors that affect compliance is the patient's knowledge of diabetes mellitus. This study aims to determine the relationship between patient knowledge and the level of compliance with the use of type 2 diabetes mellitus drugs at the Putri Ayu Health Center. Method: The method of this research is cross sectional. The population in this study is all type 2 diabetes mellitus patients who are treated at the Putri Ayu Health Center. The sample in this study was 83 people and the sampling method using the puposive sampling. The data analysis used was univariate analysis and bivariate analysis using the chi-square statistical test. Results: The results of this study showed that there was a relationship between the level of knowledge and the level of compliance with the use of type 2 diabetes mellitus drugs at the Putri Ayu Health Center with a p value of 0.037 (<0.05). Knowledge with a good category was 39 respondents (47.0%) and high compliance was 36 respondents (43.4%).Conclusion: There is a relationship between the level of knowledge and the level of drug adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at the Putri Ayu Health Center, Jambi City. The researcher suggested that the Health Center should be able to provide more motivation to patients to be able to be obedient in taking medication and know the importance of taking medication by conducting counseling to people with diabetes mellitus.