Prevention through Awareness – Raising Global Awareness of Diabetes and Its Complications

Lefèbvre, P; Pierson, Anne

doi:10.17925/ee.2006.00.02.24

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“…On the other hand, there is now growing evidence suggesting the role of awareness of diabetes in implementing prevention strategies [6,7]. The IDF also emphasized ''prevention through awareness'' [8]. It is crucial to determine and raise public awareness of diabetes and its complications [8].…”

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Nationwide Prevalence of Diabetes and Prediabetes and Associated Risk Factors Among Iranian Adults: Analysis of Data from PERSIAN Cohort Study

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Introduction: Over the past decades prevalence of diabetes has increased in Iran and other countries. This study aimed to update the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in Iran and to determine associated sociodemographic risk factors, as well as diabetes awareness and control. Methods: This is a nationally representative cross-sectional survey that included 163,770 Iranian adults aged 35-70 years, from different ethnic backgrounds, between 2014 and 2020. Diabetes was diagnosed at fasting blood sugar Mohammad E. Khamseh and Sadaf G. Sepanlou have contributed equally to this manuscript as co-first authors.

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“…The IDF also emphasized ''prevention through awareness'' [8]. It is crucial to determine and raise public awareness of diabetes and its complications [8]. Once awareness is improved, people would be more willing to participate in prevention and control activities [9].…”

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Nationwide Prevalence of Diabetes and Prediabetes and Associated Risk Factors Among Iranian Adults: Analysis of Data from PERSIAN Cohort Study

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“…(14) The general community remains unaware that raised levels of blood glucose are consorted with long-term damage to the organic structure and the failure of different organs and tissues. (15) Diabetes mellitus is a preventable and controllable disease by raising the awareness of the public by its progression, for example Knowledge of the prevention and risk factors of ocular complications is essential to prevent vision loss among DM patients. (16) Diabetes like other no communicable disease gets lower attention than it deserves, despite its social, human and economic costs.…”

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Awareness Regarding Diabetes Risk Factors, Prevention and Management among Community Members in Diyala/Baqubah

Karim¹,

Habib²

2022

Al-Kindy Col. Med. J

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Background: Background: Diabetes mellitus is a life-threatening disease. Global prevalence of diabetes mellitus is increasing rapidly providing a worrying indication and major threat to global health unless interventions are created through community awareness and knowledge regarding different aspect of DM. Aims: To assess the level of awareness regarding diabetes risk factors, prevention and management among community members in Baqubah city and to identify any association between awareness level and some variables. Methods: Across sectional study was carried out from the 1st of January - 30th of November 2019 in all primary health care centers (six centers) in center of Baqubah city. A convenient sample of 400 participants who attended the health centers during the study period and eligible to inclusion criteria were included. Data were collected vie direct interview with a structural questionnaire that include personal data, questions regarding knowledge, regard diabetes definition, prevention, risk factor, management and control. Results: Good diabetes awareness were reported among 50% of studied. A significant statistical association were found between good awareness and age of 20-30years, more than secondary school education, high family income and positive family history of diabetes with the following (52, 34, 35 & 68) % respectively. Conclusion: Good diabetes awareness was dominant and was significantly associated with middle age group, higher education and positive family history of diabetes. an educational health programs that tackles area of weakness about awareness of diabetes mellitus need to be implemented on the governmental level.

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“…Diabetes is one of the most serious health problems worldwide. 1 , 2 It is a chronic disease characterized by disorder of glucose metabolism which is reflected in the elevated concentration of blood glucose. 3 , 4 Health complications caused by diabetes include heart disease, kidney failure, blindness and increase in the disability-adjusted life years.…”

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Prevention through Awareness – Raising Global Awareness of Diabetes and Its Complications

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Nationwide Prevalence of Diabetes and Prediabetes and Associated Risk Factors Among Iranian Adults: Analysis of Data from PERSIAN Cohort Study

Nationwide Prevalence of Diabetes and Prediabetes and Associated Risk Factors Among Iranian Adults: Analysis of Data from PERSIAN Cohort Study

Awareness Regarding Diabetes Risk Factors, Prevention and Management among Community Members in Diyala/Baqubah

Optical glucose sensors based on hexagonally-packed 2.5-dimensional photonic concavities imprinted in phenylboronic acid functionalized hydrogel films

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