Dissertation Proposal Form Report

Dissertation Proposal Form
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Project title: A Study on Prevalence of Diabetes among the Sikh Community People in UK under the
age group of 18-30 year and possible intervention for the condition.
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Proposed activity – aims, objectives, research question(s), and state how
it is novel (max 600 words)

Background
As per the data of the UK government, it is stated that almost 3.8 million of
people in UK are suffering from the problem of diabetes type 2 and it is enhancing
day by day as well, As per the new model named Diabetes Prevalence Model
produced by the Public Health England (PHE) and National Cardiovascular
Intelligence Network (NCVIN), it is reported that among the total cases of
diabetes, almost 90 per cent cases are diabetes type 2 and rest of the cases are
diabetes type 1 mellitus. Moreover, it is also stated that the prevalence of the
diabetes type 2 in the UK community people are also enhancing day by day due
to the issues of overweight and obesity, improper life style management and
aging problem (www.gov.uk 2020) . As per this new model. It is reported that
one out of 4 people in the country is suffering from the problem of diabetes and
most of them are unaware about their condition as well. Another data of the
government shows that the cases of diabetes are more common among the Asian
population of UK and it is very much higher than any other community people
living in the country. Moreover, it is observed that in case of South Asian people
living in UK, almost 40 per cent cases of diabetes type remain undiagnosed and
hence the prevalence of the disease is also very much higher among them
(Diabetes.org.uk 2020).
The data of the UK government also suggested that every year almost 10 billion
Euro is spent for the treatment purpose of the diabetes patients of the country
(www.gov.uk 2020). In this regard, it can be stated that most of the available
data are based on the higher age group people and no such prominent data are
available for the age group of 18 to 30 year. Moreover age specific data for the
Sikh Community people of UK is also required as no such data is available. The
data of the UK government showed that the along with the growing age the
prevalence of diabetes is also enhancing. For example, it can be stated that
almost 9 per cent of people under the age group of 45 to 54 year is suffering from
this condition and in case of 75 year or above age group the prevalence of the
disease is 23.8 per cent. Moreover, the prevalence of the disease is more
common among the male population than that of the women population of the
country (www.gov.uk 2020).
Aim
The main aim of the study is to find the prevalence of diabetes type 2 among the
Sikh Community people residing in UK and to suggest most suitable intervention
to reduce the rate of diabetes type 2 among them.
Objective
 To determine the prevalence rate of diabetes type 2 among the community
people.
 To determine the most suitable intervention for reducing the diabetes type
2 condition among the Sikh Community.
Research Question
1) What is the prevalence of diabetes type 2 among the Sikh Community people

Methodology – rationale, data selection and collection, recruitment,
participant demographics, analytical process (max 600 words)