Awareness and knowledge about gestational diabetes mellitus among antenatal women release_swdaj4aorjgzznvrkgfpoi36pa

by Sangeetha Thomas, Ruopfuvinuo Pienyu, Santhosh Kareepadath Rajan

Published in Psychology, Community & Health by Leibniz-Institute for Psychology Information (ZPID).

2020   p237-248

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<sec xmlns="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/JATS1"> <title>Aim</title> The study examined the awareness and knowledge about gestational-diabetes-mellitus (GDM) among antenatal-women and found its influential factors through three phases. </sec> <sec xmlns="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/JATS1"> <title>Method</title> The sample for phase I was 523 antenatal women. In phases II and III, 33 participants who were identified to be aware of GDM from Phase I were included. Measures used were Gestational-Diabetes-Knowledge-Questionnaire (GDKQ) and an open-ended questionnaire. </sec> <sec xmlns="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/JATS1"> <title>Results</title> Age and "number of Pregnancies to date" significantly predicted awareness. Kruskal-Wallis H test indicated that antenatal-women differed in their 'knowledge' across the trimesters. Mann-Whitney U showed a difference in 'knowledge' among participants, 'with' and 'without' a history of diabetes. Electronic and print-media were identified to be the significant sources of knowledge. </sec> <sec xmlns="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/JATS1"> <title>Conclusion</title> The study highlights the importance of implementing methods that enhance the awareness and knowledge of GDM among the antenatal women. </sec>
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