title: [The status of diabetes prevention awareness among Chinese residents in six provinces].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the status of diabetes prevention awareness among Chinese residents in order to provide the scientific basis for making intervention strategy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A sample of 18-60 years old residents in six provinces was investigated from March to April in 2013.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Totally, 17.8% of respondents answered all questions correctly about the awareness of diabetes. As for "Diabetes is a common chronic disease" got highest recognition rate (86.2%), and "Diabetes can be cured" got the lowest rate, 48.3%. 50.6% of respondents answered all questions correctly about the diabetes symptoms; and "thirsty, drink more water" got the highest recognition rate (75.3%). 17.8% of respondents answered all questions correctly about the complications of diabetes; and "causes of diabetes ketoacidosis" got the lowest rate of 31.6%. 12.3% of respondents answered all questions correctly about the diabetes high-risk group; the correct recognition rate for "family history" was the highest (75.1%); and the "macrosomia" got the lowest rate of 20.4%. 74.2% of respondents answered all questions correctly about the diabetes preventive measure;the correct cognition rate of a reasonable diet was the highest (92.0%), and the weight control was the lowest (81.5%). In addition, there are significant differences of knowledge score between different areas and genders. City residents' knowledge score about diabetes related views (6.2 ± 1.8), typical symptoms (2.9 ± 1.4), complication (4.1 ± 2.3), high-risk groups (3.4 ± 1.7), prevention measures (3.7 ± 0.9) were higher than rural residents (respectively 5.2 ± 2.2, 2.7 ± 1.5, 3.2 ± 2.3, 2.9 ± 1.8, 3.3 ± 1.2) (P < 0.05). Female residents' knowledge score about diabetes related views (5.7 ± 2), typical symptoms (2.9 ± 1.4), complication (3.8 ± 2.3), high-risk groups (3.1 ± 1.8), prevention measures (3.5 ± 1) were higher than male residents (respectively 5.5 ± 2.1, 2.7 ± 1.5, 3.5 ± 2.4, 3.1 ± 1.8, 3.4 ± 1.2, 18.1 ± 6.8) (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The public is lack of diabetes prevention awareness, and city residents' knowledge score is higher than rural residents', females are higher than males.
authors.affiliation: Chinese Center for Health Education, Beijing 100011, China.
authors.forename: Fangbo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Chinese Center for Health Education, Beijing 100011, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: Chinese Center for Health Education, Beijing 100011, China. Email: liyinghua729@sina.com.
authors.forename: Yinghua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Chinese Center for Health Education, Beijing 100011, China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Chinese Center for Health Education, Beijing 100011, China.
authors.forename: Xueqiong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Nie
authors.affiliation: Chinese Center for Health Education, Beijing 100011, China.
authors.forename: Siwei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Chinese Center for Health Education, Beijing 100011, China.
authors.forename: Xianggang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Chinese Center for Health Education, Beijing 100011, China.
authors.forename: Mingfei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012424:Rural Population; D012737:Sex Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult