• Shafroz parween
• Dr. Gayatri Sahu

Abstract: Diabetes is a public health issue of the century. Prevalence of diabetes is on a rise. Mortality and morbidity is continuously increasing. Study on this topic is really important to plan policies and preventing the disease. Materials and Methods: a community based cross sectional study was conducted in urban areas. Sadar area was randomly selected for the study. The sample size was 800. Results: Out of 800 participants, 780 finally gave their consent for the study and there data was collected. Overall 53% of the participants had central obesity and diabetes mellitus was found in 8.2% of the participants. Conclusion: urban areas is showing lifestyle changes and the prevalence is constantly rising.

"Prevalence of diabetes in urban areas of Ram ghar jharkhand", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no.165-167, July-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807921.pdf

"Prevalence of diabetes in urban areas of Ram ghar jharkhand", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no. pp165-167, July-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807921.pdf