Patterns of Food Consumption of Diabetic Patients in Abu Anga Hospital -Omdurman (Khartoum State)

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. 10 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 11 ‫.‪52% of respondents tell the advice from Nutritionist‬‬ ‫:‪Some Recommendations were suggested‬‬ ‫‪Number of nutritional officer should be increased in‬‬ ‫.1‬ ‫.‪Abu – Anga hospital‬‬ ‫‪Patient attending the hospital should be given up‬‬ ‫.2‬ ‫.‪dated dietary guide lines and pamphlets‬‬ ‫‪Patient should be taught to use glycemic index‬‬ ‫.3‬ ‫‪Appendix (7) and to consider and reduced salt in take‬‬ ‫.‪per day‬‬ ‫‪It high time that Sudanese dietary guide lines should‬‬ ‫.4‬ ‫.‪be formulated by nutrition specialists‬‬