Knowledge, attitude, practices and their associated factors towards diabetes mellitus among non diabetes community members of Bale Zone administrative towns, South East Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study

Diabetes kills more than 4.9 million adults per year. It becomes rapidly increasing, non-communicable disease-a major threat to global public health particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Though previous studies among diabetic patients were focused in health institution, limited knowledge, attitude and...

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Published in:PloS one 2017-02, Vol.12 (2), p.e0170040-e0170040
Main Authors: Kassahun, Chanyalew Worku, Mekonen, Alemayehu Gonie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adults
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Analysis
Attitudes
Biology and Life Sciences
Community
Community relations
Confidence intervals
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus - etiology
Diabetes Mellitus - psychology
Diabetic retinopathy
Education
Ethiopia
Female
Health Education
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health risks
Health sciences
Health surveys
Humans
Knowledge
Logistic Models
Male
Medicine and Health Sciences
Middle Aged
Obesity
People and Places
Population
Public health
Random sampling
Regression analysis
Risk analysis
Risk Factors
Rural areas
Social Sciences
Statistical analysis
Surveys and Questionnaires
Towns
Training
Young Adult
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Summary:Diabetes kills more than 4.9 million adults per year. It becomes rapidly increasing, non-communicable disease-a major threat to global public health particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Though previous studies among diabetic patients were focused in health institution, limited knowledge, attitude and practice were seen. There is no study conducted about diabetes related to knowledge, attitudes, practice and associated factors in the community level. The study assessed knowledge, attitude, practices, and its associated factors towards diabetes mellitus among non diabetic community members of Bale Zone, Ethiopia. Community based cross-sectional study was conducted from November 15 to December 15, 2015 among 605 non diabetic community members of Bale Zone administrative towns. Data was collected using pretested structured face-to-face interview after taking informed written consent. Respondents were selected by systematic random sampling. The data was entered into EPI data version 3.1 and analyzed using Statistical package for social sciences version 20. Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval were calculated and P
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0170040