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Use of ICTs to assess the Risk of Diabetes in Educational Personnel: A Case Study

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  • @ARTICLE{10.4108/eetpht.9.3932,
    author={Livia Pi\`{o}as-Rivera and Djamila Gallegos-Espinoza and Luc\^{\i}a Asencios-Trujillo and Carlos LaRosa-Longobardi and Lida Asencios-Trujillo and Hernan Matta-Solis},
    title={Use of ICTs to assess the Risk of Diabetes in Educational Personnel: A Case Study},
    journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Pervasive Health and Technology},
    volume={9},
    number={1},
    publisher={EAI},
    journal_a={PHAT},
    year={2023},
    month={5},
    keywords={Risk, Diabetes mellitus type 2, Public health, Primary health care},
    doi={10.4108/eetpht.9.3932}
}
  • Livia Piñas-Rivera
    Djamila Gallegos-Espinoza
    Lucía Asencios-Trujillo
    Carlos LaRosa-Longobardi
    Lida Asencios-Trujillo
    Hernan Matta-Solis
    Year: 2023
    Use of ICTs to assess the Risk of Diabetes in Educational Personnel: A Case Study
    PHAT
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eetpht.9.3932
Livia Piñas-Rivera1, Djamila Gallegos-Espinoza1, Lucía Asencios-Trujillo1, Carlos LaRosa-Longobardi1, Lida Asencios-Trujillo1, Hernan Matta-Solis1,*
  • 1: National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle
*Contact email: hernanmatta@gmail.com

Abstract

Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus today is one of the diseases that is currently seen at high levels and that increasingly the risk of suffering from it is increasing. Objective: to determine The use of ICTs to assess the risk of diabetes in teachers of an educational institution in North Lima. Methods: a quantitative, descriptive-transversal study, with a total population of 140 who answered a questionnaire of sociodemographic data and the diabetes mellitus risk test. Results: 20.6% (n=21) have a minimal risk of diabetes mellitus, 24.5% (n=25) slightly elevated risks, 31.4% (n=32) moderate risk, 14.7% (n=15) elevated risk and 8.8% (n=9) extremely elevated risk. Conclusions: the lifestyle should be modified to a more affordable one, which allows the adaptability of healthier eating behaviors that allow good health.

Keywords
Risk, Diabetes mellitus type 2, Public health, Primary health care
Received
2022-09-29
Accepted
2023-05-15
Published
2023-05-22
Publisher
EAI
http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eetpht.9.3932

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