Assessment Of Knowledge And Prevalence Of Risk Factors Of Pregnancy Induced Diabetes Mellitus Among Pregnant Women At A Teaching Hospital

Abstract

This research set out to determine how many pregnant women suffer from gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), what variables put them at risk, and how much of an effect a clinical chemist's educational intervention had on their GDM knowledge. Between April and September of 2023, researchers in Kalaburagi, India, visited Basaveshwar Teaching and General Hospital to gather data. Pregnant women's outpatient clinic (OPD) cards were analysed for this study. Pregnant women's ages were most concentrated in three age groups: 26–30 (50.8% of the total), 20–25 (55.6% of the total), and 31–35 (1.7% of the total). In the first trimester, 31.4% of the 118 samples revealed their pregnancy status, whereas 67.8% did so in the second. In pregnant women, age-related variables accounted for 72% and a family history of gestational diabetes mellitus accounted for 5.1% of the risk. Of the pregnant women who took the exam, 40.96 percent had low understanding, while the rest had moderate to excellent knowledge. Following the chemist's intervention, 42.2% of the ladies showed a considerable improvement in their post-test knowledge. Finally, the research concluded that pregnant women's understanding of risk factors for GDM was much enhanced by the chemist's intervention, suggesting that this strategy may be useful in preventing difficulties associated with GDM. Reducing maternal and foetal morbidity and preventing or delaying the development of type 2 diabetes may be achieved by early identification and education about GDM risk factors.