Nonye Anene
University of Nigeria, Nigeria
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Diabetes Metab
Objective: Obtaining information on the knowledge and practices of a target group is essential for the development of effective health education programs. This study was conducted to investigate the feeding problems of the diabetic patients and its implications in control and management of diabetes in Idemili North, Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. Materials & Method: Selected towns and hospitals were visited and questionnaires were administered personally to the respondents and collected back after completion. Data on feeding pattern of diabetics, types of food eaten and problems encountered with their feeding practices were captured. Interpretation of data was done using percentage, mean for score percentage. Monte Carlo proportion was used to compare the right answers. Results: The result shows that the major problems that the respondents encounter with their feeding is, high cost of their food items (100%), 90% indicated that the foods were seasonal, 50% indicated that the foods were scarce in the market, 83.3% indicated that the foods needed were highly perishable and 40% indicated that some foods were not easily prepared. 77% admitted that the guide or advice was given them by a medical doctors, 4% by pharmacist; 14% by dietitian while 5% by nutritionist. 19% of the respondents reported that they had been seen by dietitians or nutritionist while 81% had never been seen since their diagnosis. 100% of the foods listed in the questionnaire were taken without restrictions, because they were not properly guided about the food so, they used to consume whatever they believed was good for them. Conclusion: Findings of the study suggest the need for health education programs by Nutritionist, taking care to reach the grassroots disseminating information on the importance of meeting the Nutritionist and Dietitians for proper diet guides on how to make the food items readily available and its best use.
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