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| Total study population (n = 309) | PWD (n = 105) | People without diabetes (n = 204) | |||
| Average age ± SD (years) | 36.81 ± 18.15 | 51.48 ± 14.1 | 29.09 ± 15.3 | |||
| Survey Questions | Yes (%) | No (%) | Yes (%) | No (%) | Yes (%) | No (%) |
| Do you think PWD should start treatment early and not wait for a long duration? | 286 (92.6) | 23 (7.4) | 97 (92.4) | 8 (7.6%) | 189 (92.6) | 15 (7.4) |
| Do you think Allopathic or English medicine for diabetes once started will have to continue for life long? | 215 (69.6) | 94 (30.4) | 77 (73.3) | 28 (26.7) | 138 (67.6) | 66 (32.4) |
| Do you think allopathic or English medicine for diabetes is safe? | 208 (67.3) | 101 (32.7) | 76 (72.4) | 28 (26.7) | 132 (64.7) | 72 (35.3) |
| Do you think insulin is safe for the treatment of diabetes? | 201 (65.0) | 108 (35) | 60 (57.1) | 45 (42.9) | 141 (69.1) | 63 (30.9) |
| Do you think if you take insulin once, you will always need it in the future to control sugar level? | 188 (60.8) | 120 (38.8) | 63 (60.0) | 40 (38.1) | 124 (60.8) | 80 (39.2) |
| Do you think insulin is given only in the last stage of diabetes? | 159 (51.5) | 150 (48.5) | 67 (63.8) | 38 (36.2) | 92 (45.1) | 112 (54.9) |
| Have you heard that insulin or allopathic medicine treatment will cause kidney damage? | 181 (58.6) | 128 (41.4) | 64 (61.0) | 41 (39.0) | 117 (57.4) | 87 (42.6) |
| Do you think Herbal medicine for diabetes is safer than Allopathic? | 181 (58.6) | 125 (40.5) | 49 (46.7) | 55 (52.4) | 132 | 70 |
| Do you believe that the Diabetic cure shown on television or in newspaper is safe or effective? | 73 (23.6) | 236 (76.4) | 20 (19.0) | 85 (81.0) | 53 | 151 |
| Do you think Ayurvedic medicine {as advertised in media} can permanently cure diabetes? | 101 (32.7) | 208 (67.3) | 31 (29.5) | 74 (70.5) | 70 | 134 |
| Do you think your knowledge about diabetes has improved in the pandemic? | 207 (67.0) | 98 (31.7) | 71 (67.6) | 33 (31.4) | 136 | 68 |
| Do you know that PWD have more serious problems in covid infection? | 276 (89.3) | 33 (10.7) | 95 (90.5) | 9 (8.6) | 180 | 24 |