Sabri Ahmad Ayaz, Qayyum Muhammad Ahad, Saigol Naif Usman, Zafar Khurram, Aslam Fawad
Mcgill J Med. 2007 Jul;10(2):87-9.
A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the awareness of diabetes mellitus among rural and urban diabetics. After analyzing the awareness level of both populations, the urban diabetics were found to be more educated about diabetes. A 25-question survey was used to judge the awareness level of diabetes mellitus. A total of 240 diabetics were surveyed, 120 each from rural and urban areas. The mean awareness among the rural population was 13 (SD+/-2) correct answers out of a possible 25. Similarly, in the case of the urban diabetics the mean awareness was 18 (SD+/-2) correct answers. The survey was conducted on randomly chosen diabetics belonging to Lahore and Faisalabad, (urban areas), as well as Habibabad, Haveli Koranga and Baba Kanwal (rural areas). The results emphasize the interrelation between demography and awareness of diabetes mellitus. The rural diabetics are far less knowledgeable about diabetes mellitus, its management and its complications. Thus, there is an urgent need to improve the awareness level of diabetes mellitus in rural areas. Doing so will give rise to a healthier workforce and a lessened economic burden on Pakistan.
开展了一项基于问卷调查的横断面研究，以评估城乡糖尿病患者对糖尿病的认知情况。在分析了这两类人群的认知水平后，发现城市糖尿病患者对糖尿病的了解更多。通过一项包含25个问题的调查来判断糖尿病的认知水平。总共调查了240名糖尿病患者，城乡各120名。农村人群的平均正确回答数为13个（标准差±2），满分25个。同样，城市糖尿病患者的平均正确回答数为18个（标准差±2）。该调查针对随机选取的来自拉合尔和费萨拉巴德（城市地区）以及哈比巴德、哈维利科兰加和巴巴坎瓦尔（农村地区）的糖尿病患者进行。结果强调了人口统计学与糖尿病认知之间的相互关系。农村糖尿病患者对糖尿病及其管理和并发症的了解要少得多。因此，迫切需要提高农村地区对糖尿病的认知水平。这样做将造就更健康的劳动力，并减轻巴基斯坦的经济负担。
