Determinants of Adherence to Diabetes Screening in Iranian Adults With a Positive Family History of Diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Insufficient evidence exists regarding factors that affect screening adherence among people with a family history of diabetes, who comprise roughly half of all patients with diabetes. Therefore, we aimed to identify the determinants of diabetes screening adherence in adults with a family history of diabetes who had not yet been diagnosed with diabetes.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted at selected urban primary healthcare facilities in Tehran, Iran. The study population was clinically non-diabetic adults above 20 years of age with a family history of diabetes in at least 1 first-degree relative. All eligible people identified on randomly-selected days of the month were invited to join the study.

Results

Among 408 participants, 128 (31.4%) had

SUBMITTER: Malih N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8190546 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature