HEALTH BELIEFS ON MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS 1 2 3 4 Jijomon P.P. , Teena Sharon , Ruby Xavier & Malathi G. Nayak 1,2,3 Post Basic B.Sc. (N) Students, Manipal College of Nursing, 4 Malathi G. Nayak , Assistant Professor (Sr. Scale), Department of Community Health Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal University , Manipal, Karnataka, India. Correspondence: Malathi G. Nayak Mobile : +91 94495 86431 E-mail : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]Abstract : Prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing globally, more so in developing countries like India due to rapid urbanization. Health-related behavior is important in maintaining health and which is determined by individual beliefs and practice about health and illness. The objectives of the study were to assess the health beliefs among diabetic adults on management of diabetes mellitus and to find the association between the health beliefs and study variable. A descriptive cross sectional survey conducted among 125 diabetic adults, data collected by using structured questionnaire. The study finding reveals that out of 125 diabetic adults, the majorities 49.6% were in the age group of 46-55 years, 51.2% were believed that diabetes caused by eating more sugar and 81.6% disagree that it's God's curse, 30% of diabetic adults agree with the statement that diabetes is because of past sin, 28% of subjects believe that it's a communicable disease. There was significant association between health beliefs and selected demographic variables such as age, religion, duration of illness and education. Beliefs about health and illness that may affect self-care practice and health care seeking behavior in persons diagnosed with Diabetes mellitus Keywords : Diabetes Mellitus, Belief, Adult Original Article Keywords:Diabetes Mellitus, Belief, Adult - Malathi G. Nayak Access this article online Quick Response Code 38 NUJHS Vol. 3, No.2, June 2013, ISSN 2249-7110 Nitte University Journal of Health Science
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HEALTH BELIEFS ON MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS1 2 3 4Jijomon P.P. , Teena Sharon , Ruby Xavier & Malathi G. Nayak
1,2,3Post Basic B.Sc. (N) Students, Manipal College of Nursing, 4Malathi G. Nayak , Assistant Professor (Sr. Scale), Department of Community Health Nursing,
Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal University , Manipal, Karnataka, India.
18. Herbal medicine is the treatment for diabetes mellitus 45.6 31.2 19.2 02.0 –
19. Medication will control blood glucose level. -- 00.8 13.6 38.4 47.2
% % % %
Beliefs category
Variable Positive Negative df χ2 p value
1. Age
25-35 1 0
36-45 4 4 3 11.31 .010*
46-55 57 5
> 56 47 7
2. Gender
Male 38 8 1 1.375 .241
Female 71 8
3. Religion
Christian 3 6
Hindu 97 10 2 25.86 .001*
Muslim 9 0
4. Monthly income in rupee
Less than 2,999 0 1
3,000-5,999 26 7 3 12.03 .007
6,000-8,999 63 4
9,000-11,999 20 4
4. Monthly income in rupee
Less than 2,999 0 1
3,000-5,999 26 7 3 12.03 .007
6,000-8,999 63 4
9,000-11,999 20 4
5. Duration of illness
0-5 19 9
6-10 68 4 3 20.01 .001*
11-15 22 2
>16 0 1
6. Education
Uneducated 52 2
Primary 47 8 3 15.17 .001*
Secondary 9 4
Higher secondary 1 2
Source of information:
1. Newspaper
Yes 25 5 1 .529 .467
No 84 11
2. TV, Radio, Internet
Yes 27 3 1 .277 .598
No 82 13
3. Relatives
Yes 16 1 1 .844 .358
No 93 15
4. Friends
Yes 2 0 1 .298 .585
No 107 16
Table 3: Association between health beliefs and selected demographic variablesn=125
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Health Beliefs SD % DS UD AG SA
20. There is no role of lifestyle change in treatment
of uncontrolled blood sugar 32.8 42.4 20.8 04.0 --
21. Yoga helps to keep blood glucose under control. -- 01.6 20.0 40.8 37.6
22. Consuming alcohol helps to keep blood sugar under
control 36.8 32.0 26.4 04.8 --
% % % %
SD – Strongly disagree, DA – Disagree, UD – Undecided, AG – Agree, SA – Strongly Agree.
BELIEFS CATEGORY
87.20%(109)
12.80%(16)
POSITIVE NEGATIVE
Fig 1: Pie diagram showing frequency and percentagedistribution of health beliefs among diabetic adults.
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