Abstract Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus is a non-communicable disease that affects people
worldwide and poses major public health and socioeconomic challenges. Methods: This …

Background Diabetes mellitus remains a high burden for individuals all over the world.
Identification of adults at risk for diabetes mellitus provides potential opportunities for early …

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is assuming epidemic proportions worldwide, but
probably more so in the developing world. Identification of risk factors for the development of …

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a growing public health problem both in developing and
developed nations. The prevalence of diabetes globally is projected to rise from 2.8% in …

Background: Information about diabetes mellitus (DM) from the rural populations in Nigeria,
particularly among the rural Fulanis is limited. Materials and Methods: This was a cross …

Background: Diabetes is of growing global concern with a knowledge gap on how best to
assess individuals on their risk of developing Diabetes Mellitus. Objective: The aim of this …

Background: Population based studies on diabetes mellitus (DM) are scarce in Nigeria.
Introduction: This was a population-based house to house survey aimed at determining the …

Introduction There has been no nationwide health (diabetes) survey in Nigeria since 1992,
when a diabetes mellitus (DM) prevalence of 2.2% was reported. We aimed to determine the …

Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM), one of the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) is a
major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and is increasingly becoming an important …

RESULTS: Eight point four nine percent of the 306 persons above the age of 45 years were
diabetic. This study also revealed that the proportion of people diagnosed with DM …