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Diabetes melitus (DM) merupakan penyakit tidak menular dengan prevalensi yang terus meningkat di Indonesia. Puskesmas Pakuan Baru Kota Jambi tercatat sebagai puskesmas dengan jumlah kasus DM tertinggi di Kota Jambi (2.613 kasus), namun belum terdapat data mengenai gambaran karakteristik dan tingkat pengetahuan penderitanya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran karakteristik (usia, jenis kelamin, tingkat pendidikan, pekerjaan) dan tingkat pengetahuan penderita diabetes melitus di Puskesmas Pakuan Baru Kota Jambi. Jenis penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain deskriptif dengan pendekatan cross-sectional. Populasi penelitian sebanyak 159 penderita DM kasus baru, dengan sampel 62 responden yang diambil menggunakan teknik accidental sampling. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner tentang karakteristik dan tingkat pengetahuan tentang DM, yang dilakukan secara univariat kemudian dianalisis secara bivariat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan sebagian besar responden berada pada kelompok usia dewasa pertengahan 4160 tahun (83,9%), berjenis kelamin laki-laki (56,5%), berpendidikan terakhir SMA/Sederajat (43,5%), dan bekerja sebagai wiraswasta/pedagang (45,2%). Tingkat pengetahuan responden sebagian besar berada pada kategori kurang (54,8%), diikuti kategori sedang (45,2%). Kesimpulan penelitian didapatkan bahwa tingkat pengetahuan penderita DM di Puskesmas Pakuan Baru Kota Jambi masih tergolong rendah (54,8%). Bagi puskesmas pakuan baru bahwa program edukasi kesehatan yang lebih terstruktur dan berkesinambungan, terutama bagi kelompok usia produktif dan pekerja informal, guna meningkatkan kemampuan penderita dalam mengelola penyakitnya secara mandiri dan mencegah timbulnya komplikasi.

Diabetes mellitus represents a non-communicable disease with a continuously increasing prevalence in Indonesia. Pakuan Baru Public Health Center Jambi City is recorded as the public health center with the highest number of diabetes mellitus cases in Jambi City totaling 2613 cases, yet data regarding patient characteristics and knowledge levels remain unavailable. This study aimed to determine the overview of characteristics including age, sex, educational attainment, and occupational status, alongside knowledge levels among diabetes mellitus patients at Pakuan Baru Public Health Center Jambi City. This research type was quantitative with a descriptive design and a cross-sectional approach. The research population comprised 159 newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus patients, with a sample of 62 respondents taken using an accidental sampling technique. Data collection utilized questionnaires concerning characteristics and knowledge levels regarding diabetes mellitus, conducted univariately and subsequently analyzed bivariately. The research results demonstrated that the majority of respondents were in the middle adulthood age group between 41- and 60-years accounting for 83.9 percent, male sex accounting for 56.5 percent, senior high school education level accounting for 43.5 percent, and working as self-employed individuals or traders accounting for 45.2 percent. Respondent knowledge levels were mostly in the poor category accounting for 54.8 percent, followed by the moderate category accounting for 45.2 percent. The study conclusion revealed that knowledge levels among diabetes mellitus patients at Pakuan Baru Public Health Center Jambi City are still classified as low representing 54.8 percent. Pakuan Baru Public Health Center is recommended to implement more structured and continuous health education programs, particularly for productive age groups and informal workers, to enhance patient capability in managing their condition independently and preventing complications.