PREVALENCE AND PREVENTI VE MEASURES FOR GESTATIONAL DIABETES AMONG CHILDBEARING MOTHERS IN OWERRI NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF IMO STATE

📄 Project Abstract

Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in the world over. World Health Organization (WHO) observed that in 2011, it resulted to 1.4 million deaths globally making it the 8th leading cause of death. Also International Diabetes Federation (2007) observed that between 8 and 14 million deaths are caused by diabetes every year in developing countries.In 2013, World Health Organization estimated that about 382 million people have diabetes world wide with Type 2 diabetes making up 90 percent of the cases, this is equal to 3.3 percent of global population. WHOfurther predicted that the number of people with diabetes is expected to rise up to 592 million by 2035.In United States, about 23.7 per cent adult population are diabetic. (American Public Health Association, 2008),and in Nigeria, not fewer than 6 million people have diabetes, especially Type2 diabetes. The above assertions indicated that there is increase in prevalence of diabetes globally and nationally. Diabetes is described a...