Ammal M Metwally, Walaa A Basha, Ghada A Elshaarawy, Sara F Sallam, Inas R El-Alameey, Amira S El Rifay, Walaa Yousef, Amira A Goda, Galal A Elashry, Doaa E Ahmed, Nayera E Hassan, Sahar A El-Masry, Nihad A Ibrahim, Soha M Abd El Dayem, Wafaa A Kandeel, Ebtissam M Salah El-Din, Rokia Abd Elshafy S El Banna, Iman H Kamel, Enas M Abdelhamid, Mohamed Abdelrahman, Walaa S Mahmoud
How did the use of the social marketing approach in Egyptian communities succeed in improving breastfeeding practices and infants' growth?
BMC public health
background objectives screening type 2 diabetes mellitus dm2 aims identify asymptomatic individuals may higher risk allowing proactive interventions objective study predict incidence dm2 prediabetes saudi population next five years materials methods study conducted aseer region august 2023 using crosssectional survey data collection multistage stratified random sampling technique adopted data collected facetoface interviews using validated arabic version australian type 2 diabetes risk assessment tool ausdrisk results total 652 individuals included study mean age 320 120 years 538 male 896 urban areas 558 single statistically significant differences males females ausdrisk items including age history high blood glucose use medications high blood pressure smoking physical activity measurements waist circumference p 005 based ausdrisk scores 462 included participants predicted develop impaired glucose tolerance within coming five years 658 among females vs 236 219 predicted develop dm2 356 among males vs 60 among females difference statistically significant p 00001 conclusions urgent public health action required prevent increasing epidemic dm2 saudi arabia