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October 2, 2025International Journal of Community Medicine and Public HealthOpen Access

Prevalence of non-adherence to management plan and lifestyle advice among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and its associated factors in rural north Kerala: a community based cross-sectional study

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RKRemya Thattarath KottayiUKUsha Karunakaran

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Overview

Cross-sectional study identifies lifestyle non-adherence factors among type 2 diabetes patients in rural Kerala.

Key Points

  • Over half of participants were non-adherent to physical activity, despite only 7% being non-adherent to medication.
  • 34.5% of participants reported non-adherence to diet, correlating with unsatisfactory blood sugar levels.
  • The study included 240 participants, primarily in the age range of 63 years with many having comorbidities.
  • A significant association was found between non-adherence to physical activity and treatment from public health sectors.

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Kottayi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68de6f3683cbc991d0a22400https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20253246
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