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However, there is a paucity of information on the magnitude and associated factors among adult populations in rural pastoral areas. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the magnitude of diabetes mellitus and associated factors among Guji Zone Government Civil Servants, Southern Ethiopia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"sec002\"><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Cross-sectional study was conducted from March 1-14\/2018, among 437 randomly selected Government employees of Guji Zone. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were coded and entered using Epi-data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was done to identify significant factors associated with the magnitude of DM. P&lt;0.05 was used to declare statistical significance and odds ratio with 95% confidence interval were calculated.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"sec003\"><jats:title>Result<\/jats:title><jats:p>The median (\u00b1IQR) age of participants was 33 (\u00b114) years of age. Overall, the prevalence of DM in the study population was found to be 16 (3.9%) [95% CI: 2.2\u20135.6%]. The prevalence of DM among males and females was 3.8% and 4.2% respectively. Age (&lt;35 years) [0.21 (0.04\u20130.94)], increasing salt amount in dietary feeding [14.31(1.28\u2013159.2)], Consumption of vegetable &amp;fruit once per week [23.38(2.01\u2013269.17)], diagnosed with HTN [21.35(2.28\u2013199.37)], and Family history of DM [9.42(1.72\u201351.42)] were significantly associated with DM.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"sec004\"><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Comparably lower prevalence of previously undiagnosed DM was found by this study. Being old, excess salt consumption, intake of vegetables &amp; fruit once per week, hypertension, and family history of DM were significantly associated with DM. Therefore, the zonal Health department should enhance and strengthen the provision of health education programs and counseling about nutrition, weight control, and appropriate physical activity and advised the communities for mass screening for diabetes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0267231","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,4,15]],"date-time":"2022-04-15T17:34:10Z","timestamp":1650044050000},"page":"e0267231","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Prevalence and associated factors of diabetes mellitus among Governmental Civil Servants at Guji Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, 2021. 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