Perception of Prevalence, Complications and Associated Factors of Diabetes in an Urbanizing Rural Community of Bangladesh

2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Perception of Prevalence, Complications and Associated Factors of Diabetes in an Urbanizing Rural Community of Bangladesh Sani, Deedarul Hyder The pandemic of diabetes is more explosive in developing countries due to fast expanding urbanization and way of life change. The aim of this study was to investigate the diabetes prevalence and complications while examining the relationship between socio-demographic factors, clinical factors, and glycemic control in an urbanizing rural community. An observational, non-interventional, cross-sectional design was used for this study. This observational study was conducted in an urbanizing rural area of Cumilla district. Potential predictor variables including lifestyle, BMI, dietary pattern, age, diabetes duration, and frequency of self-monitoring were analyzed for their relationship with various complications as well as collection of information regarding risk factors and socio-demographic variables. Patients’ non-adherence to self-care practices & medications were also assessed. A total of 100 patients (male:37; female:63) with mean age 54.39±13.13 years participated in the study. The majority of the study participants (52%) were from the upper lower family and 75% of the patients had a family history of diabetes. Around 60% of study patients had been taking polytherapy treatment and the use of Metformin (27%) and insulin (26%) was mostly observed. The most common diabetes-related complications among the study subjects were: diabetic retinopathy (70%) and peripheral neuropathy (64%) and hypertension (61%). The maximum non-adherence rate among diabetic patients was found in foot care (63%), exercise (48%), diet (47%). Lifestyle (p<0.01), diet (p<0.05), duration of diabetes (p<0.05) had a significant association with fasting blood glucose (FBG) level of the study patients. Knowledge of the prevalence of diabetes and related risk factors could raise awareness of the disease. The present data could be used in developing fruitful intervention program for diabetes patients and in improving their quality of life. A Thesis Work of MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS) IN GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY "Perception of Prevalence, Complications and Associated Factors of Diabetes in an Urbanizing Rural Community of Bangladesh".

A Cross-sectional Study on Knowledge, Practices and Economic Conditions Associated with COVID-19among the Rural Population in Pabna District of Bangladesh

2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

A Cross-sectional Study on Knowledge, Practices and Economic Conditions Associated with COVID-19among the Rural Population in Pabna District of Bangladesh Islam, Md. Muzahidul The current pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-cov-2) has presented unprecedented challenges to the healthcare systems in almost every country around the world, especially in Bangladesh due to lack of proper education and other socio-demographic factors. The best way to prevent the wrath of this virus is to understand the sociodemographic factors which are responsible for the poor knowledge, practice and economic condition due to COVID-19 pandemic in rural area. Therefore, a cross-sectional study was conducted in rural areas of Pabna district to observe and understand the knowledge and practice regarding COVID-19. Since worldwide economics has collapsed due to COVID-19, its impact was also evaluated to observe the business changes of rural citizens. Data was collected from 1000 participants with their consent. Among them, 43.8% respondents kept good knowledge regarding COVID-19. Despite good knowledge, practices were significantly lower among married, uneducated, day-laborer, since most of them struggle daily for hand-to-mouth. The mean scores of KP were 6.04±2.93 (out of 11) and 1.91±1.469 (out of 8) respectively. This result suggested that practices were poor though people had good knowledge on COVID-19. KP were significantly diverged across age, gender, education levels, religious status, residences, and marital status. Data analysis from this survey revealed that farmers and businessmen of Pabna district were the worst sufferer in this pandemic. Government and policy makers should consider these knowledge levels, practices and business changes to implement productive interventions for preventing the worst condition of COVID19. A THESIS WORK OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY "A Cross-sectional Study on Knowledge, Practices and Economic Conditions Associated with COVID-19among the Rural Population in Pabna District of Bangladesh".