TITLE:
Evaluation of the Knowledge and Practice about Diabetes Mellitus of Adult Population in Porto Novo (Benin)
AUTHORS:
Finangnon Armand Wanvoegbe, Kouessi Anthelme Agbodandé, Arnaulde Amoussou-Guenou Fandi, Marius Boko, Adébayo Alassani, Annelie Kerekou, Daniel Amoussou-Guenou
KEYWORDS:
Knowledge, Diabetes, Porto-Novo
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Diabetes Mellitus,
Vol.6 No.3,
August
17,
2016
ABSTRACT: 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 cross-sectional 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.