Exploring knowledge, attitudes and practices related to diabetes in Mongolia: a national population-based survey

BMC Public Health

Dan W Meyrowitsch²  Janchiv Oyunbileg³  Palam Enkhtuya³  Ib C Bygbjerg⁴  Maximilian de Courten⁴  Dugee Otgontuya³  Alessandro R Demaio¹ 

[1]Copenhagen School of Global Health, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, Copenhagen, DK-2200, Denmark

[2]Department of Health Services Research, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, Copenhagen, DK-2200, Denmark

[3]Public Health Institute, Mongolian Ministry of Health, Olympic Street 2, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

[4]Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, Copenhagen, DK-2200, Denmark

关键词: Population;    Knowledge;    KAP;    Asia;    Mongolia;    Gealth policy;    Epidemiology;    Diabetes;   

Others  :  1162444
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-13-236

 received in 2012-08-23, accepted in 2013-03-11,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are now the leading causes of mortality in Mongolia, and diabetes, in particular, is a growing public health threat. Mongolia is a nation undergoing rapid and widespread epidemiological transition and urbanisation: a process that is expected to continue in coming decades and is likely to increase the diabetes burden. To better inform policy and public-health responses to the impact of the growth in NCDs, a national NCD Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices survey was implemented in Mongolia in 2010; a section of which focused on diabetes.

Methods

This survey was a nationally-representative, household-based questionnaire conducted by field-workers. Households were selected using a multi-stage, cluster sampling technique, with one participant (aged 15–64) selected from each of the 3540 households. Questions explored demographic and administrative parameters, as well as knowledge attitudes and practices around NCDs and their risk factors.

Results

This research suggests low levels of diabetes-related health knowledge in Mongolia. Up to fifty percent of Mongolian sub-populations, and one in five of the total population, had never heard the term diabetes prior to surveying. This research also highlights a high level of misunderstanding around the symptomatology and natural progression of diabetes; for example, one-third of Mongolians were unaware that the disease could be prevented through lifestyle changes. Further, this study suggests that a low proportion of Mongolians have received counseling or health education about diabetes, with lowest access to such services for the urban poor and least educated sub-populations.

Conclusions

This research suggests a low prevalence of diabetes-related health-knowledge among Mongolians. In this light, health-education should be part of any national strategy on diabetes.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Demaio et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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