KNOWLEDGE OF DIABETES MELLITUS AMONG ADULTS IN ONDO TOWN

identifying points for necessary intervention to improve adherence and treatment outcomes, including non-pharmacological management options for diabetic patients with emphasis on self-monitoring of blood glucose. Also, there is need to address the contextual factors that contributes to medication n on-adherence. Assessing demographic characteristics may help to identify patients who are at risk for non-adherence. Medications may contribute to non-adherence secondary to side effects and cost, while poor patient-healthcare provider relationships may also be a major determinant of non-adherence. In resource-limited countries like Nigeria, the preponderance of economic instability], low literacy level, and restricted access to health care facilities might have led to the increase incidence of medication non-adherence. There’s need for more study because evidence-based research that evaluate medication adherence among patients with diabetes in Nigeria is scanty. Development of DM depends on a combination of risk factors. Although one can't change risk factors related to family history, age, race, or ethnicity, one may be able to avoid some risk factors by maintaining a healthy weight and being physically active. There has been an increase in the prevalence of DM in Nigeria (Adewumi et al.,2021). All regions of the country have been affected, with the highest prevalence seen in the south-south geopolitical zone (Egbi et al.,2020). Urban dwelling, physical inactivity, advanced age, and unhealthy diet are important risk factors for DM among Nigerians (Etukumana et al.,2014). Studies have shown that both DM and IFG, which are chronic communicable diseases exist alongside communicable diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS etc., which have long been eradicated in other c