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Knowledge and awareness of diabetes in urban and rural India: The Indian Council of Medical Research India Diabetes Study (Phase I): Indian Council of Medical Research India Diabetes 4

BACKGROUND: Representative data on knowledge and awareness about diabetes is scarce in India and is extremely important to plan public health policies aimed at preventing and controlling diabetes. AIM: The aim of the following study is to assess awareness and knowledge about diabetes in the general...

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Autores principales: Deepa, M., Bhansali, A., Anjana, R. M., Pradeepa, R., Joshi, S. R., Joshi, P. P., Dhandhania, V. K., Rao, P. V., Subashini, R., Unnikrishnan, R., Shukla, D. K., Madhu, S. V., Das, A. K., Mohan, V., Kaur, T.
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Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4056139/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24944935
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.131191
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author Deepa, M.
Bhansali, A.
Anjana, R. M.
Pradeepa, R.
Joshi, S. R.
Joshi, P. P.
Dhandhania, V. K.
Rao, P. V.
Subashini, R.
Unnikrishnan, R.
Shukla, D. K.
Madhu, S. V.
Das, A. K.
Mohan, V.
Kaur, T.
author_facet Deepa, M.
Bhansali, A.
Anjana, R. M.
Pradeepa, R.
Joshi, S. R.
Joshi, P. P.
Dhandhania, V. K.
Rao, P. V.
Subashini, R.
Unnikrishnan, R.
Shukla, D. K.
Madhu, S. V.
Das, A. K.
Mohan, V.
Kaur, T.
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description BACKGROUND: Representative data on knowledge and awareness about diabetes is scarce in India and is extremely important to plan public health policies aimed at preventing and controlling diabetes. AIM: The aim of the following study is to assess awareness and knowledge about diabetes in the general population, as well as in individuals with diabetes in four selected regions of India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study subjects were drawn from a representative sample of four geographical regions of India, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand and Maharashtra representing North, South, East and West and covering a population of 213 million. A total of 16,607 individuals (5112 urban and 11,495 rural) aged ≥20 years were selected from 188 urban and 175 rural areas. Awareness of diabetes and knowledge of causative factors and complications of diabetes were assessed using an interviewer administered structured questionnaire in 14,274 individuals (response rate, 86.0%), which included 480 self-reported diabetic subjects. RESULTS: Only 43.2% (6160/14,274) of the overall study population had heard about a condition called diabetes. Overall urban residents had higher awareness rates (58.4%) compared to rural residents (36.8%) (P < 0.001). About 46.7% of males and 39.6% of females reported that they knew about a condition called diabetes (P < 0.001). Of the general population, 41.5% (5726/13,794) knew about a condition called diabetes. Among them, 80.7% (4620/5726) knew that the prevalence of diabetes was increasing, whereas among diabetic subjects, it was 93.0% (448/480). Among the general and diabetic population, 56.3% and 63.4% respectively, were aware that diabetes could be prevented. Regarding complications, 51.5% of the general population and 72.7% diabetic population knew that diabetes could affect other organs. Based on a composite knowledge score to assess knowledge among the general population, Tamil Nadu had the highest (31.7) and Jharkhand the lowest score (16.3). However among self-reported diabetic subjects, Maharashtra had the highest (70.1) and Tamil Nadu, the lowest score (56.5). CONCLUSION: Knowledge and awareness about diabetes in India, particularly in rural areas, is poor. This underscores the need for conducting large scale diabetes awareness and education programs.
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spelling pubmed-40561392014-06-18 Knowledge and awareness of diabetes in urban and rural India: The Indian Council of Medical Research India Diabetes Study (Phase I): Indian Council of Medical Research India Diabetes 4 Deepa, M. Bhansali, A. Anjana, R. M. Pradeepa, R. Joshi, S. R. Joshi, P. P. Dhandhania, V. K. Rao, P. V. Subashini, R. Unnikrishnan, R. Shukla, D. K. Madhu, S. V. Das, A. K. Mohan, V. Kaur, T. Indian J Endocrinol Metab Original Article BACKGROUND: Representative data on knowledge and awareness about diabetes is scarce in India and is extremely important to plan public health policies aimed at preventing and controlling diabetes. AIM: The aim of the following study is to assess awareness and knowledge about diabetes in the general population, as well as in individuals with diabetes in four selected regions of India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study subjects were drawn from a representative sample of four geographical regions of India, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand and Maharashtra representing North, South, East and West and covering a population of 213 million. A total of 16,607 individuals (5112 urban and 11,495 rural) aged ≥20 years were selected from 188 urban and 175 rural areas. Awareness of diabetes and knowledge of causative factors and complications of diabetes were assessed using an interviewer administered structured questionnaire in 14,274 individuals (response rate, 86.0%), which included 480 self-reported diabetic subjects. RESULTS: Only 43.2% (6160/14,274) of the overall study population had heard about a condition called diabetes. Overall urban residents had higher awareness rates (58.4%) compared to rural residents (36.8%) (P < 0.001). About 46.7% of males and 39.6% of females reported that they knew about a condition called diabetes (P < 0.001). Of the general population, 41.5% (5726/13,794) knew about a condition called diabetes. Among them, 80.7% (4620/5726) knew that the prevalence of diabetes was increasing, whereas among diabetic subjects, it was 93.0% (448/480). Among the general and diabetic population, 56.3% and 63.4% respectively, were aware that diabetes could be prevented. Regarding complications, 51.5% of the general population and 72.7% diabetic population knew that diabetes could affect other organs. Based on a composite knowledge score to assess knowledge among the general population, Tamil Nadu had the highest (31.7) and Jharkhand the lowest score (16.3). However among self-reported diabetic subjects, Maharashtra had the highest (70.1) and Tamil Nadu, the lowest score (56.5). CONCLUSION: Knowledge and awareness about diabetes in India, particularly in rural areas, is poor. This underscores the need for conducting large scale diabetes awareness and education programs. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4056139/ /pubmed/24944935 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.131191 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Original Article
Deepa, M.
Bhansali, A.
Anjana, R. M.
Pradeepa, R.
Joshi, S. R.
Joshi, P. P.
Dhandhania, V. K.
Rao, P. V.
Subashini, R.
Unnikrishnan, R.
Shukla, D. K.
Madhu, S. V.
Das, A. K.
Mohan, V.
Kaur, T.
Knowledge and awareness of diabetes in urban and rural India: The Indian Council of Medical Research India Diabetes Study (Phase I): Indian Council of Medical Research India Diabetes 4
title Knowledge and awareness of diabetes in urban and rural India: The Indian Council of Medical Research India Diabetes Study (Phase I): Indian Council of Medical Research India Diabetes 4
title_full Knowledge and awareness of diabetes in urban and rural India: The Indian Council of Medical Research India Diabetes Study (Phase I): Indian Council of Medical Research India Diabetes 4
title_fullStr Knowledge and awareness of diabetes in urban and rural India: The Indian Council of Medical Research India Diabetes Study (Phase I): Indian Council of Medical Research India Diabetes 4
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge and awareness of diabetes in urban and rural India: The Indian Council of Medical Research India Diabetes Study (Phase I): Indian Council of Medical Research India Diabetes 4
title_short Knowledge and awareness of diabetes in urban and rural India: The Indian Council of Medical Research India Diabetes Study (Phase I): Indian Council of Medical Research India Diabetes 4
title_sort knowledge and awareness of diabetes in urban and rural india: the indian council of medical research india diabetes study (phase i): indian council of medical research india diabetes 4
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4056139/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24944935
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.131191
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