Arenal, Krystal Jade C., Gabutin, Norman., Juanga, Keeyce Mae G.,Magsael, Karla May C.

, Paragon, Mon Clarence T., Tellain, Jeremy G., Umadhay, Niere Mae S.; Diabetes Mellitus: Level of Awareness and Degree of Preventive Practices among residents of Barangay 9, Tigbauan, Iloilo. Unpublished Student Thesis, St.Therese-MTC Colleges, La Fiesta Site, M.H.del Pilar St., Molo, Iloilo City, March 2014.

Abstract This study was conducted in order to determine the level of of awareness residents and of degree Barangay of 9, preventive Tigbauan,

practices

Iloilo. The descriptive-correlational research design was used in this study with the researchers-made

questionnaire which was duly validated and reliability tested as the were data gathering to instrument. The data

gathered

subjected

appropriate

statistical

tools with the level of significance set to .05 alpha. The results found out that the level of awareness of residents toward the disease diabetes mellitus was

very aware" as a whole group, with regards to age, residents ages forty (40) sixty five(5)was aware and residents ages sixty six(66) ninety (90) was very aware on the disease diabetes mellitus, with regards of gender both residents with was aware to on the disease

diabetes

mellitus,

regards

educational

attainment; elementary and secondary level was while college level diabetes income, diabetes mellitus, both

aware

was very aware of the disease with regards was to monthly on the out family disease that the

residents The

aware

mellitus.

results

found

degree of preventive practices of residents toward the disease diabetes mellitus was highly practiced" as a whole group. With regards to age, residents ages forty (40) sixty five(5) had practiced and residents ages

sixty six(66) ninety (90) had highly practiced on the disease diabetes mellitus, with regards to gender male had practiced and female had highly practiced on the prevention of the disease diabetes mellitus, with regards to educational attainment; elementary and

secondary level had practiced while college level had highly practiced on the with prevention regards to of the disease family

diabetes

mellitus,

monthly

income, above 10,000 had highly practiced while below 10,000 had practiced the prevention of the disease

diabetes mellitus. There is no significant differences in the level of awareness of residents when classified according to age, gender, and monthly family income. Thus the null hypotheses of no significant difference in the level of awareness when classified according to

age, gender and monthly family income were accepted. There was a significant difference in the level of awareness Diabetes of residents when of Barangay 9, Iloilo on to

Mellitus

classified

according

Educational Attainment. The null hypothesis for this was rejected. There was no significant difference in the degree of preventive practices of residents of

Barangay 9, Tigbauan, Iloilo when classified according to age, gender and monthly family income, the null hypothesis was accepted. There was significant

differences in the degree of preventive practice of residents of Barangay 9, Tigbauan, Iloilo on Diabetes Mellitus when classified null according to for educational this were

attainment.

The

hypotheses

rejected. There was a significant relationship between level of awareness and degree of preventive practice on Diabetes Mellitus. The null hypothesis stating a no significant relationship was therefore rejected.