Awareness of Gestational Diabetes among Antenatal Women at The King Fahd Military Medical Complex Hospital in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Alnaeem, Latteefah

doi:10.21608/ejhm.2019.32977

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“…Therefore, it needs improvement in most elements, particularly those related to risk factors, diagnosis, and the role of insulin in management. In Dhahran, 37% of antenatal women were aware that GDM could result in cases of low neonate birth weight, 62.7% were aware that GDM could result in DM, 24.9% were aware that GDM could result in an increased risk of congenital anomalies, and 50% were aware that the children of GDM mothers could develop DM in the future [8]. Alharthi et al (2018) using the same questionnaire reported that most Saudi women had a fair level of knowledge; half of them were aware of the GDM risk factors (54%), while only 15.9% were aware of the GDM diagnosis [9].…”

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Knowledge of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Among Saudi Women in a Primary Health Care Center of Almadinah Almunawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Khayat¹,

fallatah²

2022

Cureus

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BackgroundGestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a type of diabetes mellitus known as any stage of glucose intolerance with onset or first recognition during pregnancy. Awareness of GDM is the first step toward its screening in pregnancy. This study was designed to assess knowledge of GDM, its screening, and risk factors among Saudi women attending primary healthcare center in Almadinah Almunawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. MethodsThis was an observational cross-sectional study conducted on Saudi women who attended the primary healthcare centers in Almadinah Almunawarah during the study period from January 2021 to June 2021. The sampling technique used was the stratification of primary healthcare centers in Madinah. According to the Epi-Info, version 3.5.1, the minimum sample size was 292. Data collection was done using a valid, Arabic self-administered questionnaire, which was composed of two main parts: general sociodemographic data and a questionnaire to assess GDM knowledge and awareness (12 questions). Data was recorded and analyzed using SPSS version 26. ResultsIn this study, 333 women were enrolled with an age range between 18 and 60 years, with a mean of 34.31±9.21 years. Overall, more than half of the women (53.45%) had a poor level of knowledge related to GDM, whereas only 7.80% had a good level of knowledge. Results of multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that women living in rural areas were at almost four-fold higher risk of having a poor level of knowledge (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 3.97; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.44-41.98, p=0.0031). With a oneyear increase in women's age, the risk of poor knowledge increased by 4% (aOR: 1.38; 95% CI: 1.08-1.48, p=0.001). In comparison to illiterate women, university-graduated and postgraduate women had a significantly lower risk of poor knowledge (aOR: 0.03; 95% CI: 0.01-0.31, p=0.001 and aOR: 0.19; 95% CI: 0.06-0.66, p = 0.011, respectively). ConclusionThe GDM knowledge of Saudi adult women was poor, particularly regarding risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment with insulin. However, their knowledge regarding treatment by lifestyle and diet modifications was quite acceptable.

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Knowledge of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Among Saudi Women in a Primary Health Care Center of Almadinah Almunawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Khayat¹,

fallatah²

2022

Cureus

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“…Moreover, obtaining information from family/friends and considering it a key source of awareness was similar to the results of other studies. [ 15 17 25 ] For example, in a survey conducted by Loretta L. Pecchioni, et al ,[ 26 ] nearly half (47.6%) of the respondents stated that they resorted to family members and friends who had some health-related knowledge like doctors, nurses, pharmacists, or other hospital employees. Some of these people, on the other hand, were not healthcare workers but rather people who had personal experience with a similar disease.…”

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“…Recognizing the sources of GDM-related information and knowledge among women will allow healthcare providers to create a clear database to decrease errors by ensuring that the information supplied to the public is in line with the national or local healthcare recommendations. [ 17 ]…”

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“…[ 16 ] Another study done in Dhahran in 2019 found that 64% of the participants had fair knowledge, 17.5% had poor knowledge, and 18.5% had good knowledge about GDM. [ 17 ] A cross-sectional study done in Saudi Arabia in 2018 considered that most of the 9002 participants were in fair knowledge about GDM. [ 18 ] Most (54%) of them were aware of risk factors and less aware of diagnosis (15.9%).…”

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Awareness of gestational diabetes mellitus among females in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – A cross-sectional study

Abualsaud

Baghdadi

Bukhari

et al. 2022

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Aim: This study aimed to assess the awareness about gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) among married females in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done on all women in reproductive age and an electronic questionnaire was used. Data about participants’ demographics, parity, BMI, pregnancy, family and personal history of chronic diseases, gestational diabetes were collected. Their knowledge about effect of gestational diabetes on mother and on neonatal outcomes and their source of information about GDM were assessed. Results: The mean age of the participants was 37.99 ± 9.44 years and 77.8% of them had poor knowledge about GDM and 6.1% had good knowledge. Multipara women with a university education had a significantly higher mean knowledge level and the most common source of participants’ knowledge about GDM was social media. Conclusion: Females’ knowledge about GDM was significantly low in Jeddah. Health education campaigns and mass media education are urgent to increase their awareness about GDM. Health care practitioners should focus on popularizing GDM and raising awareness of its consequences.

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“…Furthermore, 37% of those polled were aware that GDM might result in cases of low neonate birth weight, 62.7 percent were aware that GDM could result in concealed DM, and 24.9 percent were aware of the possibility of an elevated risk of congenital abnormalities, particularly if DM is not identified. Only 21.7 percent of expecting women respondents was aware that untreated DM posed a risk to the unborn child's health, requiring the termination of the pregnancy, while 45.7 percent were doubtful and 32.6 percent were unaware of such risks (Alnaeem, 2019). Also, according to Alharthi et al, (2018) 54 percent of Saudi female participants were aware of GDM risk factors but had little understanding of GDM diagnosis (15.9 %).…”

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Assessment of knowledge and attitude of gestational diabetes mellitus among Saudi Women in Al Ahsa

Ghadeer¹,

Albeladi²,

Algurini³

et al. 2022

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Awareness of Gestational Diabetes among Antenatal Women at The King Fahd Military Medical Complex Hospital in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Cited by 8 publications

References 14 publications

Knowledge of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Among Saudi Women in a Primary Health Care Center of Almadinah Almunawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Knowledge of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Among Saudi Women in a Primary Health Care Center of Almadinah Almunawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Awareness of gestational diabetes mellitus among females in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – A cross-sectional study

Assessment of knowledge and attitude of gestational diabetes mellitus among Saudi Women in Al Ahsa

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