Diabetes mellitus, a chronic metabolic disorder is due to decreased ability or total inability of the tissues to utilize carbohydrates. It has affected more than 50 million people in India and its prevalence is increasing in both urban and rural areas. Rural population is primarily exposed to diabetes because of the lack of screening facility at Primary Health Care level. The need of the study was to promote overall health of the rural population by assessing the prevalence of diabetes mellitus, their nutrition status and nutrition knowledge. A cross sectional study using random sampling technique with a sample of 120 patients was employed in rural population setting at three Community Health Care centres in Mangaluru Taluk. A pre designed interview
Diabetes mellitus, Rural population, Nutrition screening, Primary health care centre, Nutrition awareness
