ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to assess the
predisposing risk factors and health belief towards diabetes mellitus among
young adults in Umuahia North LGA. A descriptive cross sectional study was
adopted which included young adults in the study area. A purposive sampling
method was used to select the respondents in the study. A total sample of 238
young adults aged between 18-25 years
were selected. The selected individuals were interviewed using a structured and
modified questionnaire which comprised of the socio demographic and
socio-economic characteristics, predisposing risk factors Of diabetes mellitus, health belief models
and dietary patterns. The data was analyzed using IBM SPSS (version 23) pear-son’s correlation was used to determine
the relation ship between socio economic and predisposing risk factors of
Diabetes mellitus. The level of significance was set at a p-value <0.05. Results
revealed that 35.5% of the respondents were between 18-20 years and the
majority which were 44.4% were between 24-25 years and 67.1-% were
females. It further revealed that 51.3%
of the respondents were self-employed and 61.5% has never checked there blood
sugar before. Most of the respondents
33.3% skip lunch meals The study shows that young adults who have history of
diabetes in their family or have unhealthy lifestyle are at the risk of
diabetes mellitus. There is need to give
critical attention to the predisposing risk factors of diabetes mellitus among
young adults and encourage healthy lifestyle and healthy diets as the basis of
prevention of diabetes mellitus among young adults in Umuahia North.
ONYEBUCHI, C (2025). Predisposing Risk Factors Of Diabetes Mellitus And Health Belief Among Adults In Umuahia North Lga, Abia State:- Onyebuchi Tender C. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Jul 11, 2025, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/predisposing-risk-factors-of-diabetes-mellitus-and-health-belief-among-adults-in-umuahia-north-lga-abia-state-onyebuchi-tender-c-7-2
CHISOM, ONYEBUCHI. "Predisposing Risk Factors Of Diabetes Mellitus And Health Belief Among Adults In Umuahia North Lga, Abia State:- Onyebuchi Tender C" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 10 Jul. 2025, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/predisposing-risk-factors-of-diabetes-mellitus-and-health-belief-among-adults-in-umuahia-north-lga-abia-state-onyebuchi-tender-c-7-2. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
CHISOM, ONYEBUCHI. "Predisposing Risk Factors Of Diabetes Mellitus And Health Belief Among Adults In Umuahia North Lga, Abia State:- Onyebuchi Tender C". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 10 Jul. 2025. Web. 11 Jul. 2025. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/predisposing-risk-factors-of-diabetes-mellitus-and-health-belief-among-adults-in-umuahia-north-lga-abia-state-onyebuchi-tender-c-7-2 >.
CHISOM, ONYEBUCHI. "Predisposing Risk Factors Of Diabetes Mellitus And Health Belief Among Adults In Umuahia North Lga, Abia State:- Onyebuchi Tender C" Mouau.afribary.org (2025). Accessed 11 Jul. 2025. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/predisposing-risk-factors-of-diabetes-mellitus-and-health-belief-among-adults-in-umuahia-north-lga-abia-state-onyebuchi-tender-c-7-2