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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Knowledge Assessment among Saudi Women.
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- Knowledge, awareness, attitudes and perceptions on gestational diabetes among females: A systematic review.SAGE open medicine · 2026Review
- Awareness of gestational diabetes mellitus among pregnant women in the Mopani district of Limpopo Province in South Africa: a quantitative study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence of gestational diabetes and associated risk factors among pregnant women.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Cross-cultural adaptation and validation to Brazilian Portuguese of the 'knowledge of gestational diabetes (GDM)' questionnaire for women with GDM.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2024Article
- Determinants of knowledge and perception about menopause among Saudi women: A cross-sectional study.Heliyon · 2024Article
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- Awareness of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Among Women in the Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2023Article
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- Diabetes Self-Management and Health-Related Quality of Life among Primary Care Patients with Diabetes in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Its Knowledge and Associated Factors among United Arab Emirates University Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Awareness of gestational diabetes mellitus among females in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - A cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Early-Onset of Gestational Diabetes vs. Late-Onset: Can We Revamp Pregnancy Outcomes?Iranian journal of public health · 2022Article
- Predictors of Prenatal Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy in Expectant Mothers with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Awareness of gestational diabetes mellitus foetal-maternal risks: an Italian cohort study on pregnant women.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Gestational Diabetes in the Arab Gulf Countries: Sitting on a Land-Mine.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundIDF estimates that 16.2% of women giving live births in 2015 had some form of hyperglycemia during pregnancy. In Saudi, a study estimated that the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is 39.4%.
aimWe aimed to assess Saudi women's GDM knowledge and awareness.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted between August and December 2016 in Saudi Arabia using a validated questionnaire that included 12 questions focused on awareness and knowledge about GDM. Their responses were scored, and participants were divided poor knowledge (≤ 4/12) fair/good knowledge (≥ 5/12).
resultsA total of 9002 adult female participated. Mean age was 27.8 ± 7.9, and they were mainly married urban residents with bachelor's degrees or higher. The mean overall score was 5.5 ± 2.5 with most of them in the fair GDM knowledge category. Participants were mostly aware of the GDM risk factors (54%) while they were least aware of the GDM diagnosis (15.9%). Multigravida and a prior history of GDM were the two risk factors about which participants were most aware (67.7%). Compared to those with poor knowledge, those with fair/good knowledge were more likely to live in urban areas, live in the central region of Saudi Arabia, work in medical fields, and be married, educated, and have personal and/or family histories of chronic diseases (all P values < 0.001).
conclusionOur study showed a high prevalence of poor awareness and knowledge, mainly in those areas relating to GDM diagnosis.
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