A diabetes perception study among rural and urban individuals of West Bengal, India: are we ready for the pandemic?

Autor: Pabak Sarkar, Kajal Chatterjee, Pradip Mukhopadhyay, Partha Mukherjee, Saibal Mazumdar, Dipesh Kr. Das, Kausik Das, Debdoot Bhattacharya, Sujoy Ghosh
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries. 40:612-618
ISSN: 1998-3832
0973-3930
DOI: 10.1007/s13410-020-00821-8
Popis: Type 2 diabetes is a pandemic in India, yet studies regarding knowledge, attitude, and practices in diabetes in various Indian communities are limited. It is essential to understand the current gaps in knowledge and problems with attitude and perceptions of the general population regarding diabetes to effectively plan public health policies. In this study, 2163 subjects (1079 urban, 1084 rural) from West Bengal, India, with no exposure to any formal diabetes awareness including through familial experience or by virtue of their profession, participated in a structured response cross-sectional knowledge-attitude practice (KAP) survey focusing on perception about diabetes, its diagnosis, and management during FY 2013–2014. Both rural and urban communities lacked complete knowledge of diabetes. Forty-nine percent of rural responders were not aware of the term “diabetes” itself. Also, among the rural responders who were familiar with the term lacked knowledge related to blood glucose monitoring and role of insulin in diabetes management. Though 74% of urban respondents were aware of insulin’s use in diabetes management, 39% had misconception regarding its extended use. Responders from both urban and rural communities showed higher awareness towards general health practices like, benefits of exercise or demerits of junk food, in comparison with diabetes-specific questions. The study reveals the need for effective diabetes-specific health awareness campaigns to address the rise of diabetes pandemic in resource-limited country like India. There is an urgent need to address unfounded fear of adverse reaction of insulin over extended use.
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