| Titre |
Evaluation of the Knowledge and Practice about Diabetes Mellitus of Adult Population in Porto Novo(Benin). |
| Auteurs |
WANVOEGBE FINANGNON ARMAND [1],
AGBODANDE KOUESSI ANTHELME [2],
AMOUSSOU-GUENOU FANDI ARNAULDE [3],
BOKO MARIUS [4],
ALASSANI ADEBAYO [5],
KEREKOU ANNELIE CÉLESTINE [6],
AMOUSSOU-GUENOU KOFFI DANIEL [7],
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| Journal: |
Journal of Diabetes Mellitus |
| Catégorie Journal: |
Internationale |
| Impact factor: |
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| Volume Journal: |
6 |
| DOI: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jdm.2016.63023 |
| Resume |
Background: Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common non-communicable diseases in the world.
The aim of our study was to assess the level of knowledge of the adult population of Porto-Novo on
clinical manifestations and complications of diabetes mellitus. Methods: It is a descriptive crosssectional
study conducted under STEP wise approach. It took place from June 1 to July 28, 2014.
Results: A total of 240 subjects were included in the study. The mean age of the subjects was 46.07
years ± 12.63 years, ranging from 25 to 80 years. Subjects age between 35 - 45 years are the most
represented. Women were mostly represented 162 against 78 men respectively 67.5% against
32.5% with sex ratio of 0.48. The majority of the subjects were scholar (73.3%). For clinical
manifestations of diabetes mellitus, 64.2% of subjects had quoted polyuria, asthenia 57.5%,
56.7% weight loss. Polydipsia and polyphagia were less familiar with, respectively, 27.5% and
23.3%. Regarding the complications of diabetes, diabetic foot and coma were the best known,
respectively, 78.8% and 58.8%. Nephropathy (45.0%), 39.6% retinopathy and neuropathy (21.7%)
were the least known. The prevalence of physical inactivity in this study population was 95.0%. It
was 98.1% in women versus 88.5% for men. Conclusion: Diabetes mellitus, whose prevalence is
steadily increasing, is not yet well known in our population. |
| Mots clés |
Knowledge, Diabetes, Porto-Novo |
| Pages |
204 - 207 |
| Fichier |
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