Drug vs Self-Care Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Knowledge and Practices of Women Attending Antenatal Clinics of Faisalabad

Global Drug Design & Development Review Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI:10.31703/gdddr.2023(viii-ii).10

Maham Riaz, Rabia Fazeelat, S. Kousar, Noor Fatima

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Gestational diabetes mellitus is a significant and growing global health issue. Objectives: To assess the knowledge of women attending antenatal clinics in Faisalabad regarding GDM and its self-care management practices. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study. The study's duration was 4 months from February 2023 to May 2023 and study setting areas included Allied Hospital Faisalabad and District Head Quatre Hospital Faisalabad. The population included women attending antenatal clinics in Faisalabad regarding GDM and its self-care management practices were assessed using a self-structured questionnaire. Results: Among the total of 384 participants, the majority (253; 65.9%) were less than 30 years old. Mostly (365; 95.1%) women are married. Mostly (201; 52.3%) are 26-30 years old during marriage. Mostly (160; 41.7%) are 1-5 Years have passed years of marriage. The results revealed that the majority of the participant nurses had an average level of practice 49.99%, below average level of attitude 22.52% and a satisfactory level of knowledge, 82.33%.

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妊娠糖尿病的药物治疗与自我护理：费萨拉巴德产前诊所就诊妇女的知识和做法

妊娠糖尿病是一个日益严重的全球性健康问题。目的评估费萨拉巴德（Faisalabad）产前诊所就诊妇女对妊娠糖尿病及其自我护理管理方法的了解程度。方法：描述性横断面研究：描述性横断面研究。研究时间为 2023 年 2 月至 2023 年 5 月，为期 4 个月，研究地点包括费萨拉巴德联合医院（Allied Hospital Faisalabad）和费萨拉巴德地区首屈一指的医院（District Head Quatre Hospital Faisalabad）。研究对象包括在费萨拉巴德市产前门诊就诊的妇女，采用自编问卷对 GDM 及其自我护理管理方法进行了评估。结果：在总共 384 名参与者中，大多数（253 人；65.9%）不到 30 岁。大多数（365；95.1%）女性已婚。大多数（201；52.3%）在婚姻存续期间的年龄为 26-30 岁。大多数（160 人；41.7%）的婚龄为 1-5 年。结果显示，大多数参与调查的护士的实践水平为平均水平（49.99%），态度低于平均水平（22.52%），知识水平令人满意（82.33%）。

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