Prevalence of Sugar Consumption among Medical Professionals in North India: A Cross Sectional Study

摘要

Objective: To assess the prevalence of sugar consumptionamong medical professionals in U.P., India.Materials and Method: A cross sectional study was conductedamong 306 medical students and practitioners. A pre-formed pretested questionnaire was used. Data were analyzed statistically byusing Microsoft Excel.Result: A total of 306 respondents were enrolled in this study. Most(62.74%) of the respondents were females. The mean age of therespondents was 25.7 years with the lowest being 17 years andhighest being 37 years. The average knowledge, attitude and practicecomponent were 72.11%, 43.21% and 53.21% respectively.Conclusion: The knowledge component is fairly high at 72.11% butpractice component is 53.21% stating the fact that even after beingfrom medical background, translation of knowledge into practice ismissing.