Awareness and Perceptions of Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors, Preventability, and Complications Among College Students in Visakhapatnam, India

Page, Randy M.; Stones, Elizabeth; Taylor, Oliver; Braudt, Kendra

doi:10.1177/0272684x16685250

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“…Smoking has a dreadful effect on DM complications, especially microvascular disease [29]. 96 (34.9%) of students smoke in our study, and 168 (61.1%) were aware that smoking cessation is a strategy of DM prevention, which was similar to other studies in India [30], and in UAE [21]. Physical activity has Physiological benefits including prevention and management of diabetes [31].…”

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confidence: 83%

“…DM Retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in middle-aged and elderly people [34]. Our students showed a higher level of awareness in comparison with studies in India and Ghana [30,35], but was similar to a study in Saudi-Arabia [9]. 40% of DM patients develop diabetic nephropathy, inevitably leading to chronic renal failure and thus requiring dialysis treatment [36].…”

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confidence: 76%

“…40% of DM patients develop diabetic nephropathy, inevitably leading to chronic renal failure and thus requiring dialysis treatment [36]. Students demonstrated a higher level of awareness in comparison with India [30], but lower than Saudi-Arabia [9]. The progression of DM peripheral neuropathy is inversely proportional to life expectancy, hugely impacting the quality of life [37].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Assessing diabetes mellitus knowledge among Syrian medical students: A cross-sectional study

Mohsen

Safiah

Shibani

et al. 2021

Heliyon

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Background: Diabetes mellitus is the fastest growing global health emergency of the 21st century. The Middle East and North Africa region have the highest prevalence of diabetes in the world. Since medical students are the pillars of future healthcare systems, their knowledge of the disease must be evaluated, updated, and enhanced appropriately. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Syrian Private University (SPU) in November 2019 on World Diabetes Day in Damascus, during the Syrian war crisis. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 25.0 (SPSS Inc., United States). Results: Of the 275 students, 74 (26.9%) were preclinical students and 201 (73%) were clinical students with a mean age of 21.9 (AE3.70) years. 67 (25.0%) are overweight, and 26 (9.7%) are obese. Students revealed a good level of knowledge regarding clinical features, risk factors, and complications; however, a lack of knowledge was noticed in the general information and the diagnostic criteria section. Clinical year students (4th, 5th, 6th) demonstrated higher levels of awareness compared to students in pre-clinical years (1st, 2nd, 3rd). Conclusions: Knowledge and awareness of medical students about diabetes mellitus were found to have some gaps. Health education efforts are required to reinforce its identification and management at all levels, while also encouraging lifestyle modifications among our students.

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Assessing diabetes mellitus knowledge among Syrian medical students: A cross-sectional study

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Safiah

Shibani

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“…, 2016; Kansra, 2018). Thus, measuring the level of awareness regarding diabetes mellitus, its associated risk factors and prevention strategies is an imperative attempt (Page et al. , 2016).…”

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Validation of diabetes-related awareness instrument (DRAI) to measure diabetics awareness towards risk factors and prevention strategies

Kansra

Oberoi

Bhargava

et al. 2022

IJQRM

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PurposeAccessibility to a precise tool for healthcare management and self-precaution among diabetic patients is an absolute necessity. This paper aims to develop and validate diabetes-related awareness instrument (DRAI) – an instrument that measures diabetics awareness about risk factors and prevention strategies.Design/methodology/approachThe reliability and validity of the DRAI were tested with a sample of 112 diabetics. The construct validity of the DRAI was measured using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Item discrimination, reliability, usefulness and validity of the items were determined by performing Cronbach's alpha, item difficulty and discrimination index analysis.FindingsThe study finds DRAI – a reliable and valid instrument to assess diabetics awareness towards diabetes mellitus, its associated risk factors and prevention strategies. The value of Cronbach's alpha for all three constructs was above the threshold level of 0.70. Under exploratory factor analysis, “Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin” test value of 0.805 exhibits a meritorious sample adequacy and “Bartlet's test of Sphericity” was statistically significant with p = 0.032. Therefore, results of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) revealed that all fitness indices of the model to be excellent fit.Practical implicationsThe present instrument can help to determine whether the individual is susceptible to diabetes, timely prevention and reduction in the incidence of diabetes mellitus.Originality/valueDRAI is the first of its kind tool to assess the awareness and knowledge about diabetes-related risk factors and prevention strategies in such a demographically diverse population of India.

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“…Awareness was lower for the following risk factors: little or no exercise (40.5%) and hypertension (47.2%). [ 12 ]…”

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Awareness of diabetes risk factors among Bisha Residents Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Alharthi

Taura

Alamri

et al. 2021

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Introduction: In the past few decades, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes has increased dramatically in many countries. While primary preventive measures can reduce the prevalence of diabetes, knowledge of the risk factors of diabetes mellitus has many benefits for patients with diabetes. The study aimed to assess diabetes mellitus risk factors (DM-RFs) awareness among adults residing in Bisha, Southwestern Saudi Arabia. Awareness of the risk factors of diabetes mellitus was reported to be highest for obesity, sweet intake, and family history of diabetes. Methods: The study participants were 404 adults (225 males and 179 females) with an age range of 18–65 (mean age: 40.83+/−9.3). People with diabetes and those without diabetes were involved in the study. The study was conducted in Bisha city, southwestern Saudi Arabia, using an online random sampling technique and a structured and validated questionnaire, and analysis was by SPSS V 24. Results: This study showed that 168 (41.6%) participants had diabetes and 236 (58.4%) were non-diabetics; 64.9% of the respondents were aware of the DM-RFs. Among the people with diabetes, 128 (76.2%) agreed that obesity is a DM-RF, while 210 (89%) of the non-diabetics were aware that obesity was a DM-RF. Further, 77.7% of the respondents agreed that the risk factors were avoidable, with 50.7% willing to know more about DM-RFs. Conclusion: The study found a high level of awareness of DM-RFs among diabetes and non-diabetics in Bisha, southwestern Saudi Arabia.

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Awareness and Perceptions of Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors, Preventability, and Complications Among College Students in Visakhapatnam, India

Cited by 4 publications

References 16 publications

Assessing diabetes mellitus knowledge among Syrian medical students: A cross-sectional study

Assessing diabetes mellitus knowledge among Syrian medical students: A cross-sectional study

Validation of diabetes-related awareness instrument (DRAI) to measure diabetics awareness towards risk factors and prevention strategies

Awareness of diabetes risk factors among Bisha Residents Southwestern Saudi Arabia

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