- Tytuł:
- The level of knowledge of diabetic prevention in Poland – is there a phenomenon of pluralistic ignorance?
- Autorzy:
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Pawlak-Sobczak, Katarzyna
Drygas, Wojciech
Kwaśniewska, Magdalena
Dziankowska-Zaborszczyk, Elżbieta
Pająk, Andrzej
Kozakiewicz, Krystyna
Zdrojewski, Tomasz
Rutkowski, Marcin
Tykarski, Andrzej
Bielecki, Wojciech - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2095497.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2021-09-03
- Wydawca:
- Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
- Tematy:
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diabetes
level of knowledge
health literacy
WOBASZ II
diabetic prevention
questionnaire interview technique - Opis:
- ObjectivesThe main aim of this work is to assess the level of knowledge about diabetes prevention and the consequences of untreated diabetes in the Polish society, as well as to indicate the variables that have a significant impact on that knowledge.Material and MethodsThe analysis is based on the results of the National Multicenter Health Survey – WOBASZ II. The number of subjects surveyed was 6170, including 2760 men and 3410 women, aged 20–74 years. Data on socio-demographic variables, lifestyle and subjective health assessment were collected using the face-to-face technique.ResultsThe results obtained in the WOBASZ II project showed that >85% of the respondents had an unsatisfactory level of knowledge about diabetes prevention methods and approximately to 85% of the respondents – about the consequences of untreated diabetes. Moreover, one-fourth of the respondents were unable to identify a single way of preventing diabetes, and more than one-third could not identify a single disease caused by diabetes. The risk of a lack of knowledge about diabetes prevention and the consequences of untreated diabetes is more common for men, people with a low level of education, not married, non-diabetic, and without diagnosed diabetes in the family.ConclusionsThe presented results indicate that there is an prevailing lack of knowledge about diabetes prevention and the consequences of untreated diabetes in the Polish society. It is associated with several variables like: sex, level of education, age, marital status, subjective health assessment and diabetes diagnosed in the respondent and/or in the respondent’s family.
- Źródło:
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International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health; 2021, 34, 5; 667-678
1232-1087
1896-494X - Pojawia się w:
- International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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