Knowledge of gestational diabetes mellitus among antenatal women in rural area of Maharashtra

Abstract

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a growing epidemiological problem. GDM is defined as glucose intolerance during pregnancy. Treatment of GDM is important to avoid maternal and fetal complication. The objective of this study is to assess the knowledge about gestational diabetes mellitus among antenatal mothers from rural area.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was done among 193 antenatal mothers in rural hospital, Murud. A study was done between July 2018 to August 2018. A pretested questionnaire was used to assess knowledge about GDM among all antenatal mothers.Results: Among the participants, 48.19% were in the age group 21-25 years and 90.15% antenatal mothers were literate. 80% heard about diabetes mellitus and 38% mothers knows that diabetes can occur first time in pregnancy. Only 28.50% mothers heard about GDM from different source of information.Conclusions: The study shows average knowledge about gestational diabetes mellitus among antenatal mother.

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Knowledge of Pregnant Women and The Factors Affecting Knowledge: A Cross Sectional Study

“…Although the studies evaluating the knowledge levels of pregnant women with GDM are limited in the literature, there are studies mostly evaluating the GDM information of healthy pregnant women. In different studies conducted in Maharashtra (42%) and Pondicherry (67%) in India, it was stated that healthy pregnant women who received antenatal care had an average level of GDM knowledge (8,9). In the study conducted by Alharthi et al (2018), GDM knowledge of non-GDM Sudi women was evaluated, it was determined that very few of the women knew about the diagnosis of GDM (15.9%).…”