Haruna Dika, Magdalena Deogratias, Daniel Byamungu, Karol Marwa, Anthony Kapesa, Stanley Mwita
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Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) mostly occurs in adults when the body becomes resistant to insulin. Genetic predisposition, age, an unhealthy diet, and a sedentary lifestyle are key factors leading to T2DM. Office workers are one of the populations at greatest risk of developing T2DM. This study assessed the level of knowledge and risk factors for T2DM among office workers in Mwanza City, Tanzania.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 309 office workers in public and private institutions in Mwanza City. A structured, pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect information from the participants. The coded data were analyzed using STATA Version 14. The associations between various risk factors for T2DM and knowledge on T2DM were determined using Chi-square or Fisher's exact tests.
Results: The level of knowledge was poor in 41.1%, moderate in 31.1%, and good in 27.8% of the study participants. Family history of T2DM showed a significant association with knowledge score (P=.001). Only 63 (20.4%) of respondents reported eating a healthy diet. Among the study participants, 154 (49.8%) had poor diabetes prevention practices, 82 (26.5%) had moderate practices, and 73 (23.7%) had good practices.
Conclusion: The majority of the office workers who participated in this study had limited knowledge regarding risk factors for T2DM and poor practices concerning the prevention of the disease. In order to reduce the burden of T2DM, there is a need for lifestyle modification, provision of education, and raising awareness about the risk factors of T2DM among office workers in Mwanza City.
背景:2型糖尿病(T2DM)多发生于成人,机体对胰岛素产生抵抗。遗传易感性、年龄、不健康饮食和久坐不动的生活方式是导致2型糖尿病的关键因素。办公室职员是患2型糖尿病风险最大的人群之一。本研究评估了坦桑尼亚姆万扎市办公室工作人员对2型糖尿病的知识水平和危险因素。方法:对姆万扎市公共和私营机构309名上班族进行横断面调查。一份结构化的、预先测试过的问卷被用来收集参与者的信息。编码后的数据使用STATA Version 14进行分析。T2DM的各种危险因素与T2DM知识之间的关系通过卡方检验或Fisher精确检验确定。结果:41.1%的研究对象知识水平差,31.1%的研究对象知识水平中等,27.8%的研究对象知识水平好。T2DM家族史与知识得分有显著相关性(P= 0.001)。只有63人(20.4%)报告饮食健康。在研究参与者中,154人(49.8%)有不良的糖尿病预防习惯,82人(26.5%)有中度的糖尿病预防习惯,73人(23.7%)有良好的糖尿病预防习惯。结论:参与本研究的大多数办公室工作人员对2型糖尿病的危险因素了解有限,对预防该疾病的做法也很差。为了减轻2型糖尿病的负担,需要改变生活方式,提供教育,提高Mwanza市办公室工作人员对2型糖尿病危险因素的认识。