Abdelsalam, A., Said, R. (2018). Effect of Health Education Program on Knowledge, Lifestyle and Health Profile of Prediabetic Employees in Zagazig University. Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 48(1), 1-8. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2018.19904
Amira Abdelsalam; Randa Said. "Effect of Health Education Program on Knowledge, Lifestyle and Health Profile of Prediabetic Employees in Zagazig University". Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 48, 1, 2018, 1-8. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2018.19904
Abdelsalam, A., Said, R. (2018). 'Effect of Health Education Program on Knowledge, Lifestyle and Health Profile of Prediabetic Employees in Zagazig University', Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 48(1), pp. 1-8. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2018.19904
Abdelsalam, A., Said, R. Effect of Health Education Program on Knowledge, Lifestyle and Health Profile of Prediabetic Employees in Zagazig University. Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 2018; 48(1): 1-8. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2018.19904
Effect of Health Education Program on Knowledge, Lifestyle and Health Profile of Prediabetic Employees in Zagazig University
1Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt
2Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Prediabetes is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. So, its early detection and management are important. Objective(s): To identify the prediabetics among employees of Zagazig University. To assess the effect of a health education program on prediabetics' knowledge, lifestyle and health profile. Methods: Prediabetics were detected among 556 participants working in the managerial departments of Zagazig University, through two steps; firstly, screening by FINDRISC questionnaire then Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG) and glycosylated haemoglobin (HBA1c) testing for those with FINDRISC scores of ≥ 15. The intervention was in the form of group education targeting adoption of a healthy lifestyle through providing knowledge and using behaviour change methods like goal setting, action planning and problem-solving with follow up for six months. Results: The participants with FINDRISC scores of ≥ 15 were 46.9%, only 21.9% of them were actually prediabetics. After the intervention, there was highly significant increase in the percent of participants with satisfactory knowledge and healthy lifestyle practices (p=0.00), and highly significant reduction in the mean value of FPG, HbA1c, body mass index and waist circumference. Conclusion: Health education was an effective tool that implicated a change in prediabetics' knowledge, lifestyle and health profile.
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