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Knowledge Regarding Diabetes among Women Residing In Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus has increased dramatically in India especially Eastern region which has insufficient resources to combat the scourge. Women are the worst sufferers of the condition, but limited study exists regarding knowledge of Diabetes among the resident women. Kolkata being the most important city of Eastern India, so the present study was undertaken to assess knowledge regarding Diabetes among women residing in Kolkata. An observational descriptive study of case- control design was initiated after getting Ethical clearance from Institutional Ethics Committee, R.G.Kar Medical College, Kolkata. Women aged between 18 to 74 years residing in Kolkata were chosen by Simple Random Sampling and interviewed with a pre-designed and pre- tested schedule. Only those who reported to have tested their blood glucose within last 2 years were included. The data were analysed using Student's t and Fisher's Exact tests. Out of total of 30 women, nine were diabetic while 21 were non-diabetic. Knowledge of disease and its complications was found to be unsatisfactory in both groups. However with respect to overall knowledge about complications of Diabetes, especially that relating to cardiac problem the diabetic group scored more {p<0.05}.Hence there is need for creating more awareness regarding the disease in Eastern India.