Table 3.

Comparison of myths in Diabetics and nondiabetics

	Diabetics (n= 124)	Non Diabetics (n= 292)	P
High sugar intake causes diabetes (92)	18 (14.5)	74 (25.3)	0.01*
Diabetes is contagious (74)	5 (4.0)	69 (23.6)	< 0.01*
Diabetes occurs in old only (30)	8 (6.4)	22 (7.5)	0.69
Belief in cure by herbal medicine (75)	15 (12.1)	60 (20.5)	0.03*
Belief in cure of diabetes by spiritual treatment (39)	11 (8.9)	28 (9.6)	0.81
No role of lifestyle changes in diabetes (111)	23 (18.5)	88 (30.1)	0.01*

Figures in parentheses are in percentage