| Diabetes awareness in general population in Cameroon. | |
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PMID: 20933293 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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BACKGROUND: A good knowledge about diabetes could lead to early diagnosis and improved management. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the level of diabetes awareness in Cameroonians, and to identify factors that influence this awareness. METHODS: In subjects aged ≥25 years (n=1000, 93.4% of response), details regarding risk factors, symptoms, treatment and complications of type 2 diabetes were collected. One mark was attributed to each true answer and a global diabetes awareness score was computed. Influence of age, gender, educational level, occupational level, notion of a relative having a chronic condition and presence of chronic disease were analyzed. RESULTS: Eighty percent of subjects scored more than the total mean score. The highest score obtained by participants (0.10%) was 28/30. The mean total score was higher in men (p<0.02) and in subjects with a relative having a chronic condition (p<0.001). In multivariate analyses, age classes (p<0.01), educational level (p<0.001) and relatives with a chronic condition (p<0.001) were associated to the global diabetes awareness score. CONCLUSIONS: Diabetes awareness was generally good. This may be due to the fact that the study was conducted in an area where health promotion and health education on diabetes have been intensively delivered for the past 4 years. |
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Leopold Fezeu; Emma Fointama; George Ngufor; George Mbeh; Jean-Claude Mbanya |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-10-08 |
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Title: Diabetes research and clinical practice Volume: 90 ISSN: 1872-8227 ISO Abbreviation: Diabetes Res. Clin. Pract. Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-11-29 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8508335 Medline TA: Diabetes Res Clin Pract Country: Ireland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 312-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. |
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Health of Populations in Transition Research Group, Cameroon; Inserm U780 - IFR69, Villejuif, France; Univ Paris XI, France. |
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