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Knowledge of Risk Factors and Screening for Diabetes Mellitus Among Youths in Southwestern Nigeria

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With the adoption of western lifestyle, youths are at risk of Diabetes mellitus (DM), a disease traditionally known to be common among older people. This study assessed prevalence and knowledge of risk factors for DM among youths in Southwestern Nigeria. Descriptive cross sectional study among 1610 students of tertiary institutions selected by serial recruitments. Research instrument consist of self-administered semi structured and pre-tested questionnaires. Data was analyzed using the SPSS software version 17.0. Mean age of respondents was 22.9 (+2.6) years. Four hundred and sixty (28.6%) were aware of DM. About 321 (19.9%) had good while 1289 (80.1%) had poor knowledge scores of risk factors for DM. The blood sugar level of > 6.1mmol/L (hyperglycemia) showed that 48 (3.0%) were diabetic out of which 32 (66.7%) were females. A total of 21 (1.3%) had transient hypoglycemia out of which 3 (61.9%) were females. Conclusively, DM was not uncommon among Nigerian youths. The poor knowledge scores of risk factors underscores the need for sustained health education targeted at risk reduction and prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) most especially DM.

Published in American Journal of Health Research (Volume 5, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.ajhr.20170504.14
Page(s) 110-113
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Keywords

Youths, Diabetes Mellitus, Risk Factors

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  • Department of Health System Strengthening and Laboratory Services, Fhi360, Cross River State Office, Calabar, Nigeria

  • Department of Health System Strengthening and Logistics, Fhi360/AHNi, Benue State Office, Markurdi, Nigeria

  • Department of Emergency Preparedness Services, Medecins Sans Frontieres, French Section, Abuja, Nigeria

  • Department of Prevention, Care and Treatment, Fhi360 Cross River State Office, Calabar, Nigeria

  • Department of Medical Laboratory Services, Nigerian French Language Village, Torikoh Badagry, Lagos, Nigeria

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