Abstract
Introduction: It is important to know about the awareness level of a disease condition in a population, which plays a vitole role in future development, early detection and prevention of disease.
Objective: To Assess awareness regarding Diabetes Mellitus and factors affecting the awareness levels.
Methods: A prospective observational study was done in 126 diabetic patients. All in-patients and out-patients either gender, of age 20-80 years were included in the study.
Results: After analysing the scores, it was found that 46% diabetic patients had poor knowledge,45% had medium knowledge and 9% had good knowledge regarding Diabetes Mellitus.
Conclusion: Present study emphasizes the need for improvement in knowledge and awareness on Diabetes Mellitus.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Manisha Chauhana
M.S. Obstetrics & Gynaecology
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i12.173
