Awareness of Diabetes Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies Among a Sample of Low-Income Latinos With No Known Diagnosis of Diabetes

C. Rosal, Milagros; Borg, Amy; S. Bodenlos, Jamie; Tellez, Trinidad; S. Ockene, Ira

doi:10.1177/0145721710392247

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Awareness of Diabetes Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies Among a Sample of Low-Income Latinos With No Known Diagnosis of Diabetes

Published in The Diabetes Educator • Jan 1, 2011

Authors:

Milagros C. Rosal

Amy Borg

Jamie S. Bodenlos

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study assessed awareness of type 2 diabetes risk and severity, perceived risk factors, knowledge of diabetes prevention strategies, and challenges of and opportunities for prevention among low-income Latinos in Lawrence, Massachusetts. METHODS: Qualitative research design. Latinos with...

Subject

Diabetes mellitus

Medicine

Type 2 diabetes

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