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Prevalence Of Diabetes Mellitus Among Aged People And Other Youth Of 27 Years And Above
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1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Prevalence of diabetes mellitus
among aged and youth a case study of Yitti ward Lau Local Government
Area, Taraba State is a challenge to all health provided especially the
corn munity health who are in the grassroots and the government.
Diabetes
mellitus in the lived aged occur in to two broad areas, types 1 and pes
21 diabetes accounts for about 5 to 10 percent of all diagnosed
diabetes.
So it is less common than types 2. It is an autoimmune
disease, which means that your imnune system the body system for
fighting infection has gone haywire and it destroy the cell in your
pancreas that produce insulin and in types 2 diabetes are called
non-insulin dependent diabetes. Mellitus of adult onset diabetes. This
type of 2 diabetes mellitus is different from type 1, diabetes in what
the body make insulin efficiency.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is the
most common type of diabetes, accounting for 90 – 95 percent of all
diabetes. It is usually developing after the age of 40 years. Types 2
diabetes is a progressive disease that can cause severe complication
such as heart disease, kidney disease, loss of limb amputation and loss
of vision (blindness) (Alaribe H.A, 2009).
In view of this researcher
wants to dig out the underlying cause of diabetes mellitus among age
people a case study of Yitti ward Lau Local Government Area, Taraba
State.
1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
1.3.1 GENERAL OBJECTIVE
To determine prevalence of diabetes mellitus among aged people a case of Yitti ward Lau Local Government Area.
1.3.2 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
Specifically it aimed at;
1.
To determine the main cause of diabetes mellitus among aged and other a
case study of Yitti ward Lau Local Government Area, Taraba State.
2.
To identify the percentage of the aged people and other youth of 27
years at Yitti ward Lau Local Government Area Taraba State who suffer
from chronic diabetes mellitus
3. To find out whether the
socio-econornic status of parents influence the level of food intake of
aged and other youth people in the study area
4. To find out how
to prevent diabetes mellitus among aged and other youth of 27 year a
case study of Yitti ward Lau LGA, Taraba State.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTION
1.
What are the main cause of diabetes melitus among aged people and other
of 27 years and above a case study of Yitti ward Lau LGA Taraba State?
2. What percentage of the aged people suffers from chronic diabetes mellitus?
3. What are the preventive measure to prevalence of diabetes of Yitti ward Lau Local Government Area, Taraba State?
4. How does socio-economiC status ofparent influence the level of food intake people and other youth in the study area?
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