Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among Middle-Aged and Elderly People in District Narowal, Pakistan: Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in Middle-Aged and Elderly People

Sehar Fatima; Hafiza Sonia Bibi; Sana Shahbaz; Anbreen Bibi; Sadia Afzal; Anza Khan; Aniqa  Tariq

doi:10.54393/pbmj.v8i2.1155

Authors

Sehar Fatima Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan
Hafiza Sonia Bibi Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan
Sana Shahbaz Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan
Anbreen Bibi Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan
Sadia Afzal Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan
Anza Khan Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan
Aniqa Tariq Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pbmj.v8i2.1155

Keywords:

Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, Prevalence, Knowledge, Attitude, Practices, Community-Based Study, Epidemiology

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes affected 95% of people in Pakistan and rest of the globe. Diabetics increase is approximately to 69.9 million from 40.9 million by 2025 unless preventive measures are taken. Objective: To evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding obesity and type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among middle-aged and elderly people in District Narowal, Pakistan. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted from December 2022 to May 2023. Simple random sampling was used for the selection of diabetic patients. Socio-demographic information, diabetes-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices were gathered using semi-structured, pre-tested questionnaire after taking verbal informed consent. Following analysis, appropriate tests were performed on the data using SPSS version 25.0. Results: Out of 300 patients, 241 (80.33%) were overweight or obese. The mean knowledge score was 21.51 ± 6.13 for men and 20.57 ± 6.29 for women. Attitude scores averaged 35.96 ± 14.33 for men and 33.55 ± 14.03 for women. Practice scores were 17.06 for men and 4.53 ± 4.72 for women. No significant differences were found between weight groups in knowledge (2,297) = 1.72, p-value > 0.18, attitude, or practices. Conclusion: The low evaluations for the same suggested that the survey participants' attitudes, knowledge, and practices toward diabetes were deemed inadequate.

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