Management Practices among Diabetes Population in Rural Area of North India

Abstract

Background and Objective- Diabetes is the serious public health problem in all the countries but majorly in developing countries. The prevalence of diabetes is rapidly rising in rural population. The characteristics symptoms are excessive thirst, polyuria, polyphagia, purities, and otherwise unexplained weight loss, or may be asymptomatic till complications present themselves (1).Medication, exercise and yoga are holistic approach for controlled and prevention of diabetes and its complication in diabetic population. Aims & Objectives – 1 .To study the signs & symptoms of diabetes in rural population To study management practices among rural diabetics populations Study Design-A cross- sectional study. Material & Method- By taking the prevalence of diabetes mellitus 13% in persons age 30 years & above by various studies & relative precision 20% the sample size come out to be 642, total subjects studied were 700 for uniform coverage in villages selected by systematic random sampling, fasting blood sugar was done to estimate the prevalence of diabetes. .Rest of the information was collected on Predesigned and pretested questionnaire. Results- the prevalence of diabetes were found to be 11.7% in persons aged 30 years & above in rural population of Meerut. A comprehensive approach to prevention of diabetes mellitus will require active participation of all sections of the community including health services to change the determinants of associated risk factors with diabetes mellitus. Conclusions-the diabetes mellitus is a significant health problem in rural population. Medication, exercise and yoga are holistic approach for controlled and prevention of diabetes and its complication in diabetic population.