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- Title
Awareness on the risk factors of diabetes among homemakers – A survey.
- Authors
Keziah, V. Sharon; Gayathri, R.; Priya, V. Vishnu
- Abstract
Introduction: Diabetes is without any doubt is one of the most common diseases that have been affecting hundreds and thousands of people around the world. It is a disease that occurs due to high levels of blood sugar over a prolonged period. Although there are people who are aware of their diabetic conditions, there are also some who do not their health conditions and especially unaware that they are diabetic. Moreover, if untreated it could lead a lot of complications and sometimes possibly lead to death. Materials and Methods: In this survey, there were 100 participants in which all of them were female between the age between the 23 and above. It is a questionnaire based online survey. 14 questions were asked related to diabetes using survey planet. The results were recorded. Results and Discussion: In this survey, it was found that 33% of the homemakers were diabetic. This shows that they are aware of their health conditions and possibly taking precautions by following a healthy and altered lifestyle. Conclusion: Every moment is important as more and more people are affected and dying due to this uncompromised disease. Therefore, it is important to create awareness among every household to reduce and possibly prevent the occurrence of diabetes.
- Subjects
RISK perception; DIABETES risk factors; HYPERGLYCEMIA
- Publication
Drug Invention Today, 2019, Vol 11, Issue 4, p884
- ISSN
0975-7619
- Publication type
Article