Knowledge on Diabetes and It’s Associated Health Risk among Adults 18 Years and above in the Great Soppo Community
Department: Nursing
No of Pages: 29
Project Code: NS6
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ABSTRACT
Diabetes
mellitus is a disease condition that afflicts millions of people worldwide and
it related complication continue to be of great concern. Awareness about
diabetes varies between countries, and between individuals’. Data was collected
mainly through the use of a questionnaire and it was analysed SPSS 20,
summarized and presented on table and charts
The
participants average score was 8.588 (p = 0.05).Out of the 14 questions asked
about diabetes, the one which almost all participants (88.2%) got right is that
eating much sugar causes diabetes and concerning the complication, many
participants could not identify the complications of diabetes (43.5%).
The
adult population of Great Soppo Community had knowledge on diabetes Factors
such as sex, educational level, individuals’ with diabetes were associate with
knowledge of diabetes.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.0 General Introduction
This
report titled Knowledge on Diabetes and Associated Health Risks among
Individuals’ in the Great Soppo community is divided into five chapters.
Chapter one consist of orientation to the study that clearly highlight among
others the background, problem statement, purpose, objectives, research
questions and operational definition of terms.
Chapter
two focuses on literature review, chapter three talks about research design and
methodology, chapter four explains presentation and interpretation of result
and chapter five talks about discussion, conclusion, and recommendation.
1.1 Background
Diabetes
mellitus affects millions of people worldwide and it related complications
continue to be of great concern. The pandemic is rapidly spreading in
developing countries and particularly affecting poor population in sub- Saharan
Africa (International Diabetes Federation, 2015). The prevalence of diabetes among
blacks has increased during the past 30 years and blacks are 1.7 times as
likely to develop diabetes as White.
Among
blacks age 20 and older, about 2.3 million have diabetes. Black with diabetes
are more likely than non- Hispanic White to develop diabetes and to experience
greater disability from diabetes related complication such as amputation, adult
blindness, kidney failure and increase risk of heart disease and stroke.
Death
rate for blacks with diabetes are 27 percent higher than for white (Sobngwi,
2011). According to Cypress( 2015), an individual with diabetes the body either
does not make enough insulin or cannot use it own insulin as well as it should.
This causes sugar to build up in blood this explains why many people refer to
diabetes as’’ sugar’’.
Diabetes
usually present with signs and symptoms like frequent urination, excessive
thirst, unexplained weight loss, extreme hunger, sudden vision change. Diabetes
is the seventh leading cause of death in the United State.
1.2 Problem Statement
Diabetes
is a major health problem and is a non- modifiable risk factor to stroke. It is
also link to hypertension. The worldwide increase in type two diabetes mellitus
is becoming a major health problem in many communities.
The
lack of many individuals’ knowledge about how to live a healthy life style
inorder to reduce the chances of having diabetes put many people at risk of
developing diabetes. Hence because of the lack of knowledge of many
individuals’ and communities about what diabetes is all about makes many people
to stands a greater risk of developing diabetes ( especially type two diabetes)
that has a lot to do with life style modification which many individuals’ do
not practice due to lack of knowledge ( Bardsley, 2015)
1.3 Research Questions
Do
individuals in Great Soppo community have adequate knowledge on diabetes and it
associated risks?
How
do demographic factors influence knowledge of diabetes and associated risks of
individuals in Great Soppo community.
1.4 Objectives
1.4.1General objective
- To assess knowledge on diabetes and it’s associated health risks among adults 18 years and above in the Great Soppo community.
1.4.2 Specific Objective
- To determine adults knowledge on diabetes.
- To determine how demographics factors influence knowledge on diabetes.
