Increased awareness about diabetes and its complications in a whole city: effectiveness of the "prevention, awareness, counselling and evaluation" [PACE] Diabetes Project [PACE-6].
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ABSTRACT
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:
To determine the effectiveness of a large scale multipronged diabetes awareness program provided through community involvement in Chennai. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Mass awareness and free screening camps were conducted between 2004-2007 at various locations of Chennai as part of the Prevention, Awareness, Counselling and Evaluation [PACE] Diabetes Project. During a 3-year period, 774 diabetes awareness camps were conducted to reach the public directly. After the PACE project was completed, 3000 individuals, representative of Chennai, were surveyed in 2007 using a systematic stratified random sampling technique. The results were compared to a similar survey carried out, as part of the Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology Study [CURES] in 2001-2002, which served as a measure of baseline diabetes awareness.RESULTS:
Awareness of a condition called "diabetes" increased significantly from 75.5% in 2001-2002 (CURES) to 81% (p < 0.001) in 2007 (PACE). 74.1% of the citizens of Chennai are now aware that the prevalence of diabetes is increasing as compared to 60.2% earlier [p < 0.001]. Significantly more people felt that diabetes could be prevented (p < 0.001), and that a combination of diet and exercise were needed to do so (p < 0.001). Respondents reporting obesity, family history of diabetes, hypertension and mental stress as risk factors increased significantly after PACE (p < 0.001). More people were able to correctly identify the eyes (PACE 38.1% compared to CURES--16.1%, p < 0.001), kidney (PACE 42.3% compared to CURES 16.10%, p < 0.001), heart (PACE 4.6% compared to CURES 5.8%, p < 0.001) and feet (PACE 35.0% vs. CURES 21.9%, p < 0.001) as the main organs affected by diabetes.CONCLUSION:
Through direct public education and mass media campaigns, awareness about diabetes and its complications can be improved even in a whole city. If similar efforts are implemented state-wise and nationally, prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, specifically diabetes and cardiovascular disease, is an achievable goal in India.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Awareness
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Humans
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Program Evaluation
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Mass Screening
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Health Education
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Patient Education as Topic
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Data Collection
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Risk Factors
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Evaluation studies
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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