Abstract
Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is accompanying by possibly risky impacts on the mother and fetus. Therefore, early detection of gestational diabetes mellitus allows enhancing pregnancy consequences and announcing women to suitable nutrition & lifestyle health promotion. Aim: To evaluate the effect of educational sessions on improving knowledge and lifestyle among rural versus urban gestational diabetic women. Subjects and Method: Design: Quasi-experimental pretest/posttest research design was utilized. Subjects: A purposive sample of 80 women carefully chosen by purposive sampling method as described in inclusion criteria, attended out-patient clinics of Maternal and Child Minia University Hospital, and suffer from GDM. Tools: The data were gathered by using an Arabic structured interviewing sheet including socio-demographic data, knowledge assessment tool, and lifestyle assessment tool. Results: 65.2% and 70.5% of both urban and rural groups lacked the essential knowledge regarding GDM in the pretest.82% and 80% of them respectively has an unhealthy lifestyle score. However, after the implementation of the educational sessions, it noticed that there was a greatly significant enhancement in their knowledge and healthy lifestyle. Conclusion: There was a statistically significant difference between total knowledge and total lifestyle score, P Recommendation: Provide a continuous planned educational program and offered on regular basis for both urban and rural groups of women with gestational diabetes to improve their knowledge, the lifestyle and associated morbidity. Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is accompanying by possibly risky impacts on the mother and fetus. Therefore, early detection of gestational diabetes mellitus allows enhancing pregnancy consequences and announcing women to suitable nutrition & lifestyle health promotion. Aim: To evaluate the effect of educational sessions on improving knowledge and lifestyle among rural versus urban gestational diabetic women. Subjects and Method: Design: Quasi-experimental pretest/posttest research design was utilized. Subjects: A purposive sample of 80 women carefully chosen by purposive sampling method as described in inclusion criteria, attended out-patient clinics of Maternal and Child Minia University Hospital, and suffer from GDM. Tools: The data were gathered by using an Arabic structured interviewing sheet including socio-demographic data, knowledge assessment tool, and lifestyle assessment tool. Results: 65.2% and 70.5% of both urban and rural groups lacked the essential knowledge regarding GDM in the pretest.82% and 80% of them respectively has an unhealthy lifestyle score. However, after the implementation of the educational sessions, it noticed that there was a greatly significant enhancement in their knowledge and healthy lifestyle. Conclusion: There was a statistically significant difference between total knowledge and total lifestyle score, P Recommendation: Provide a continuous planned educational program and offered on regular basis for both urban and rural groups of women with gestational diabetes to improve their knowledge, the lifestyle and associated morbidity.
Highlights
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a universal health concern, because of its higher incidence, and as a result of the possible complications on mothers and their offspring
A range of studies focus on the efficacy and effectiveness of educational approaches through educational sessions focused on Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile II (HPLPII) in relation to improving preventive behaviors.In addition, it is assumed that up to 80 percent of diabetes can be avoided with proper preparation, such as enhancing dietary awareness, blood glucose monitoring, maintaining normal glucose levels, reducing the need for insulin, and reducing carbohydrate consumption(3)
Diabetes mellitus is considered to be a major community health issue linked to severe morbidity, mortality, use of health services, and costs, it is associated with potentially adverse effects on both mother and fetus, which can significantly jeopardize the mothers and fetus' health.The present study aims to evaluate "the effect of educational sessions on improving knowledge and lifestyle among rural versus urban gestational diabetic women"
Summary
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a universal health concern, because of its higher incidence, and as a result of the possible complications on mothers and their offspring. Peripartum and postpartum problems are associated with gestational diabetes, such as hypertensi ve disorders, cesarean delivery, dystocia, macrosomia, premature delivery and respiratory distress(4) This raises the risk of long-term effects in children born to mothers with diabetes, such as persistent glucose resistance and type 2 diabetes, obesity, childhood and adolescent metabolic syndrome(5). The diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus presents an opportunity to enhance the effects of pregnancy and to recognize women for nutritional and lifestyle health promotion. This research was carried out to evaluate the effect of educational sessions on improving knowledge and lifestyle among gestational diabetic women. Aim of the study To evaluate the effect of educational sessions on improving knowledge and lifestyle among rural versus urban gestational diabetic women.
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