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Endocrine Abstracts (2016) 44 P95 | DOI: 10.1530/endoabs.44.P95

SFEBES2016 Poster Presentations Diabetes and Cardiovascular (30 abstracts)

Knowledge, attitude, and practice on prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus among Nigerian undergraduates

John Ajiboye , Amina Lawal-Bello , Olaoluwatomi Yusuff , Funmilayo Owolabi , Okechukwu Ezekpo & Rosemary Ikem


Obafemi Awolowo Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile Ife, Osun, Nigeria.


Background: Diabetes mellitus worldwide prevalence has risen significantly in the last two decades and type 2 diabetes mellitus makes up 90%. The control of this disease would largely be influenced by improved knowledge among the populace.

Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice on prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus among undergraduate at Ile Ife.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey using simple random sampling technique was conducted on undergraduates at Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife. Questionnaires regarding attitude, knowledge and practice on prevention of T2DM were administered.

Results: A total of 180 undergraduates participated in the study; 95% of whom have heard of DM and 97.2% of them were able to define the condition correctly; 80% of them knew that DM can be prevented; 65.6% knows that DM can be prevented by exercise while 72.2% do daily physical activity of at least 30 min. Only 10% eat fruit and or vegetable daily; 90% falsely associated sugary food with development of DM; 88.3% of respondents were ready to screen for DM while 1.1% would prefer to seek spiritual help than orthodox treatment.

Conclusion: This study showed high awareness level of DM among participants and a positive attitude toward DM.

Keywords: Diabetic mellitus, knowledge, prevention, undergraduate.

Volume 44

Society for Endocrinology BES 2016

Brighton, UK
07 Nov 2016 - 09 Nov 2016

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