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Table 1 Summary of levels of knowledge on different aspects of diabetes

From: Childhood diabetes: a myth or reality?- perception of the public from a low-income country: a cross-sectional study

Knowledge of diabetes

Symptoms and signs

Causes

Treatment

Complications

Good knowledge (more than one correct answer)

131 (26.2)

87 (17.4)

233 (46.6

207 (41.4)

Little (one correct answer)

295 (59.0)

92 (18.4)

204 (40.8)

None

74 (14.8)

413 (82.6)

175 (35.0)

89 (17.8)

Total

500 (100)

500 (100)

500 (100.0)

500 (100)