Abstract:
The main objective of this study was to describe
the food consumption pattern of diabetes mellitus patient
attending Abu Anga Hospital in Omdurman.
The sample of study composed of 150 diabetes
patient attending the hospital during May to July 2007. A
systemic random sample selection method was used to
identify 150 diabetic patients, both males and females
attending the hospital.
Primary data was collected using specific structured
questionnaire designed and tested by the researcher. The
questionnaire
consisted
of
five
sections
objectively
designed to obtain demographic socio- economic data,
anthropometric measurements, clinic, dietary intake and
nutrition advices addressed to patient. Face to face
personal interviewing method was used to collect primary
data needed for the study.
Secondary data needed was collected from the hospital
records and relevant documents.
Frequency
tables
were
generated
assessed using the chi- square.
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examined
and
Data was analyzed using Microsoft excel program
and statistical package for social science (SPSS) version
(12).
The results of this study showed that 57 % of
respondents were females, 0.67 % of respondents age
from (20-29) years, 43.33 % of despondences age from
(30-39) years, 36 % of despondences age from (40-49)
years, , 20 % of despondences age from 50 and above,
1.33 % of despondences were illiterate, 52 % of
respondents primary, 40 % of respondents secondary,
67% of respondents University, 50 % respondents region
from Northern , 45.33 % of respondents from central,
2.67 % of respondents from Eastern , 2 % of respondents
western, 32 % of respondents were obes, 96.67% of
respondents had multiple symptoms, 26% of respondents
had hypertension, 63.33% of respondents treatment by
diet and tablets, 44.67 % of respondents took three meals
per day, 90 % of respondents took snacks between 3-4
per day, 54.67 % of respondents took macaroni, 100 % of
respondents took meat – fish daily. And 96.67 % of
respondents took diet soda two per week, 98.67%
respondents took one spoon sugar, for table salt all
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.52% of respondents tell the advice from Nutritionist
:Some Recommendations were suggested
Number of nutritional officer should be increased in
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.Abu – Anga hospital
Patient attending the hospital should be given up
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.dated dietary guide lines and pamphlets
Patient should be taught to use glycemic index
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Appendix (7) and to consider and reduced salt in take
.per day
It high time that Sudanese dietary guide lines should
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.be formulated by nutrition specialists
