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Awareness And Attitudes Toward Diabetes Among Students In The California State University System, Cesar Fajardo
Awareness And Attitudes Toward Diabetes Among Students In The California State University System, Cesar Fajardo
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Background and Aims: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes has been increasing globally. Studies examining patient awareness and attitudes toward diabetes have been conducted and found that diabetes education does increase patient knowledge but has no effect on attitudes. Additionally, many of these studies did not assess university students’ views on type 2 diabetes. Given that type 2 diabetes incidence is increasing among young adults, more attention must be given to this population. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate CSUSB students' understanding and attitudes toward type 2 diabetes.
Methods: A cross-sectional study using electronic surveys with …