Influence of Demographic Attributes on Attitude of Civil Servants in South-West Nigeria toward Diabetes Mellitus

The study investigated the influence of demographic attributes on attitude of civil servants in South-west Nigeria toward diabetes mellitus. The study specifically investigated the influence of age and gender on attitude of civil servants in South-west Nigeria toward diabetes mellitus. The survey design of the descriptive type of research was adopted. A sample size of one thousand two hundred and twenty-four (1,224) civil servants who were of the executive cadre was used for the study. The simple random and non-proportionate sampling techniques were used for the study. The instrument used for the study was a self-structured closed ended questionnaire designed by the researchers. The face, content and construct validity of the instrument were ensured. The reliability of the instrument was also ensured and a reliability co-efficient of 0.86 was obtained. The data gathered from the administration of instrument were analysed using inferential statistics of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and t test. Two (2) hypotheses were formulated to guide the study and were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The analysis was completed through the use of the 20.0 version of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. From the findings of the study the researchers concluded that the demographic attributes of age and gender had influence on the attitude of civil servants in South-west Nigeria toward diabetes mellitus. They recommended among other things that family members should take up responsibility in educating people of different age categories within the family who put up attitude that will place them at risk of diabetes mellitus.