| Title of Article |
Lay Perspectives on Diabetes Mellitus: A Qualitative Analysis in Indonesian Context |
| Date of Acceptance |
21 July 2019 |
| Journal |
| Title of Journal |
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Publications |
| Standard |
ISI |
| Institute of Journal |
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Publications |
| ISBN/ISSN |
2581-6187 |
| Volume |
2019 |
| Issue |
2 |
| Month |
August |
| Year of Publication |
2019 |
| Page |
23-28 |
| Abstract |
The trend of prevalence of people at risk of diabetes is increasing in the world. In Indonesia, the number of at-risk people of diabetes is almost twice higher than the prevalence of diabetes. This study used qualitative descriptive design aiming at identifying lay perspectives on diabetes mellitus in North Sumatera Province, Indonesia. Purposive sampling was used to recruit 53 people at risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus, 2 village headmen, and 11 health volunteers. The open semi-structured face-to-face interviews and focus group discussion were used to collect data, and content analysis was employed to analyze qualitative data. There were five themes emerged: 1) meaning of diabetes mellitus; 2) diabetes mellitus risk factors; 3) low self-care; 4) insufficient activities to prevent type 2 diabetes mellitus; and 5) no community policy. The information from this study provided useful insight regarding opinion of diabetes mellitus in the community and served as ground evidence for action plan on type 2 diabetes mellitus prevention in the community setting. |
| Keyword |
Perspectives, type 2 diabetes mellitus, qualitative study, Indonesian context |
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| Reviewing Status |
มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
| Status |
ตีพิมพ์แล้ว |
| Level of Publication |
นานาชาติ |
| citation |
true |
| Part of thesis |
true |
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