Perceived risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: predictors of perceived susceptibility among young adults in Jordan.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The growing burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus among young adults is a global public health problem. This study aimed to explore risk perception of type 2 diabetes mellitus among university students in Jordan and to identify predictors of perceived susceptibility.

Methods

A cross-sectional study that used proportional stratified sampling to recruit 496 third year university students in all fields of study at the University of Jordan. Participants answered online self-administered validated Arabic questionnaire that was designed based on the constructs of the health belief model. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software.

Results

The participants in this study evidently underestimated their risk of developing T2DM. Only

SUBMITTER: Alkhaldi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12847315 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature