AWARENESS ABOUT DIABETES AMONG ADOLESCENTS OF MANGALORE, SOUTH INDIA

Abstract: Introduction: India continues to be the diabetic capital of the world. According to the WHO report, India today heads the world with 32 million patients and this number is projected to increase to 79.4 million by the year 2030. Diabetes has become a great economic challenge as it drains between 5-25% of family income of an average Indian. Aims & Objectives: To study the awareness of diabetes among the adolescents. Materials and Method: Community based cross-sectional study. We collected data from 600 adolescents of age group 16-18years. A questionnaire consisting of questions that were based on the knowledge, awareness and practices regarding the risk factors of Diabetes were prepared. Students from 4 pre-university colleges in Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada district, were selected as the study group Results: 88.5% were aware of diabetes. According to 48.33% consumption of sweets only was a risk factor. 5.5% were aware that diabetes runs in families . 78.33 % were aware that diabetes can affect any age group and 73% knew about the increasing rate of diabetes in India. 72.16 % were sure that diabetes can be prevented and 25.5% said it was possible to completely cure .46% were under a misconception that a vaccine is present for diabetes and only 57.83%were aware of that diabetes can cause complications.

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Epidemiological correlates of tobacco consumption among women in reproductive age group- a community based cross sectional study in the rural area of Belgaum District, Karnataka, South India

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20163929 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 3161-3165

Author(s):

Namratha Kulkarni ◽

Shilpa K. ◽

Vijaya Naik ◽

Mallapur D.

Keyword(s):

South India ◽

Tobacco Consumption ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

Age Group ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Community Based ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Group A ◽

Reproductive Age Group

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Appropriate Complementary Feeding Practice Was Relatively Low and Associated with Mother’s Education, Family Income, And Mother’s Age: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study in Northern Ethiopia

Journal of Nutritional Health & Food Engineering ◽

10.15406/jnhfe.2017.06.00191 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Belete Y

Keyword(s):

Family Income ◽

Complementary Feeding ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Feeding Practice ◽

Northern Ethiopia ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Community Based ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mother’S Education ◽

Mother’S Age

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Reproductive pattern, perinatal mortality, and sex preference in rural Tamil Nadu, South India: community based, cross sectional study

BMJ ◽

10.1136/bmj.314.7093.1521 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 314 (7093) ◽

pp. 1521-1521 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

B. B. Nielsen ◽

J. Liljestrand ◽

M. Hedegaard ◽

S. H. Thilsted ◽

A. Joseph

Keyword(s):

Perinatal Mortality ◽

Tamil Nadu ◽

South India ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Reproductive Pattern ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Community Based ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Sex Preference

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Prevalence and clinical characteristics of individuals with newly detected lean diabetes in Tamil Nadu, South India: a community-based cross-sectional study

International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries ◽

10.1007/s13410-019-00724-3 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 39 (4) ◽

pp. 680-684

Author(s):

Anu Mary Oommen ◽

Nitin Kapoor ◽

Nihal Thomas ◽

Kuryan George

Keyword(s):

Tamil Nadu ◽

Clinical Characteristics ◽

South India ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Community Based ◽

Cross Sectional

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Perception and awareness of unintentional childhood injuries among primary caregivers of children in Vellore, South India: a community-based cross-sectional study using photo-elicitation method

Injury Epidemiology ◽

10.1186/s40621-020-00289-4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Leeberk Raja Inbaraj ◽

Kulandaipalayam Natarajan Sindhu ◽

Lalmalsawmi Ralte ◽

Basir Ahmed ◽

Chandni Chandramouli ◽

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Keyword(s):

South India ◽

Primary Caregivers ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Photo Elicitation ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Elicitation Method ◽

Community Based ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Childhood Injuries ◽

Unintentional Childhood Injuries

Abstract Objective We studied the primary caregivers’ perception, and further, their awareness of unintentional childhood injuries in south India. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in the rural block of Kaniyambadi, Vellore, among 300 primary caregivers of children aged between 0 and 14 years. A semi-structured interview was conducted with the primary caregivers using a photo-elicitation method, with a visual depiction of ten injury risky scenarios for a child. Scoring was done to assess the perception of environmental hazards in these scenarios, and further, knowledge on the prevention of these injuries. An independent ‘t’ test was done to elicit differences in mean scores and a multivariate regression analysis was applied to ascertain factors independently associated with the scores. Results Primary caregivers had adequate perception regarding risks posed to children in scenarios such as climbing trees (96.2%), playing near construction sites (96%), firecrackers (96.4%) and crossing unmanned roads with no traffic signals (94%). Knowledge of prevention was poor however, in the following scenarios: a woman riding a bicycle without safety features, with child pillion sitting behind bare foot and legs hanging by one side (72.6%); a child playing near a construction site (85.9%); and a child playing with plastic bags (88.3%). Overall, educational status of the primary caregiver and socioeconomic status were associated with poorer perception of risks and knowledge about unintentional childhood injuries and their prevention. Conclusions Pragmatic community-based childhood interventions incorporated into existing programs, with a special focus on road traffic injuries, burns and suffocation need to be implemented in high-risk settings of rural populations in South India.

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