Madeeha Rashid, Kiren Khurshid Malik, Asma Mushtaq, Rubina Sohail.
Awareness about Gestational Diabetes among Antenatal patients of services Hospital Lahore.
Esculapio J Services Inst Med Sci Jan ;15(4):365-9.

Objective: To determine awareness about gestational diabetes mellitus among pregnant women attending antenatal outpatient department of Services Hospital Lahore. Methods: This was a cross sectional study in which 200 pregnant patients were enrolled from antenatal outpatient department of Services Hospital Lahore. A comprehensive questionnaire was given to the participants after taking informed consent. Apart from demographic data it comprised of questions regarding awareness and knowledge about gestational diabetes. The areas in which knowledge of women was explored were risk factors, screening, long-term concerns, prevention and follow-up of post-partum period. Results: Total number of study participants were 200 pregnant females with mean age of 27 years. 38% had primary education.62.5% of women were aware of fact that gestational diabetes could occur for the first time in pregnancy. Only 20% had information about the glucose levels which considered to be abnormal and 24% were aware of fact that gestational diabetes could persist after delivery.33% had no knowledge regarding risk factors and 42% were unaware of complications of gestational diabetes mellitus. Major source of information was family and friends (49%). Conclusions: Awareness of antenatal women on different aspects of gestational diabetes is not up to the mark and as incidence of disease is growing, adequate knowledge on risk factors, course of disease and effect of GDM on fetomaternal outcome will help in improving pregnancy outcomes.

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