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Determinants of risk perception and attitude of people livin | 17206
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Determinants of risk perception and attitude of people living with HIV/AIDS towards re-infection in Ogun state, Nigeria

Abstract

Amoran O. E.

This work was applied on 65 Diabetes mellitus type II patients admitted to the Mergane Hospetale and40 apparently health controls with age range (30 -60 years),collected blood sample from patients. The result parameters showing that there is a significantly increased (p< 0.05) in sugar (180.22) compared to control in group (80.543) in age 61-70 year while there is a significantly increased (p< 0.05) in urea (39.14 ) compared to control in group 51-60 years appears 31.55. This study aims at evaluating the parameters of the leve ls of PCV, WBC,HB were determined. The parameters showing that there is a significantly in creased (p< 0.05) in WBC in Diabetes mellitus patients (10231) compared to control group (5500) a nd where as HB and PCV levels decreases in their value specially with age between (41-50). The aim of our study is to measure serum urea and creatinine levels in diabetes and control and to es tablish relationship of blood sugar level with urea and creatinine levels. The study concluded that fem al are more susceptible to infection with Diabetes mellitus than male and chronisity of the disease is directly associated with age increase.

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