Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Poor dietary habit is a common risk factor for major non-communicable diseases. The government continuously promotes good dietary habits to further reduce the risk of disease development. This study aims to describe the level of knowledge, attitude and practice on dietary risk factors for type-2 diabetes mellitus and their associated factors among adult population in a suburban community in Tampin, Negeri Sembilan. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 256 adults were interviewed using pre-tested, structured questionnaire using systematic random sampling of houses in a suburban housing estate in Tampin district, Negeri Sembilan. The questionnaire contained five sections namely socio-demographic details, medical history, knowledge, attitude and practice on dietary risk factors for type II diabetes mellitus. Knowledge, attitude and practice scores were transformed into percentage. RESULTS: The mean (s.d.) level of knowledge, attitude and practice on dietary risk factors were 78.75 (13.64), 72.25 (8.46) and 62.59 (7.64) respectively. Knowledge has weak positive correlation with dietary practice (r=0.166
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-156,
title = {Does Good Knowledge on Dietary Risk Factors for Diabetes Translate into Good Dietary Practice? Findings from a Suburban Community in Tampin, Negeri Sembilan},
author = {Nizam Baharom and Zairina A. Rahman and Mohd Dzulkhairi Mohd Rani and Nadeeya Mohamad Nor and Nuurain Amirah Mohd Razi and Muhammad Arsyad Rohim and Wan Mohd Salman Wan Sallam and Wan Aina Mardhiah Wan Kamaruzaman and Shahzanani Shakirah Mohd Rifaie and N},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: Poor dietary habit is a common risk factor for major non-communicable diseases. The government continuously promotes good dietary habits to further reduce the risk of disease development. This study aims to describe the level of knowledge, attitude and practice on dietary risk factors for type-2 diabetes mellitus and their associated factors among adult population in a suburban community in Tampin, Negeri Sembilan. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 256 adults were interviewed using pre-tested, structured questionnaire using systematic random sampling of houses in a suburban housing estate in Tampin district, Negeri Sembilan. The questionnaire contained five sections namely socio-demographic details, medical history, knowledge, attitude and practice on dietary risk factors for type II diabetes mellitus. Knowledge, attitude and practice scores were transformed into percentage. RESULTS: The mean (s.d.) level of knowledge, attitude and practice on dietary risk factors were 78.75 (13.64), 72.25 (8.46) and 62.59 (7.64) respectively. Knowledge has weak positive correlation with dietary practice (r=0.166},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: Community Health Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)},
keywords = {diabetes, dietary risk factors, non-communicable diseases},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}