Evaluation of compliance to local guidelines for risk factor based screening for gestational diabetes mellitus in Trebinje and Belgrade

Abstract

Screening for Gestational Diabetes (DG) is not carried out thoroughly even in highly developed countries. The aims of this study was to investigate the compliance with local guidelines of screening for GDM in two cities in two different countries, but who share the same GDM screening guidelines and to test differences in those compliances between three different health care centers. Study outcomes were prevalence of GD, prevalence of pregnant women with risk factors for GD and the percentage of women with GD risk factors who have not undergone GD screening. A total of 847 pregnant women were included in the study. The prevalence of GD ranged from 5.29% to 6.19%. We found no significant differences in the rates of non-compliance with GD screening guidelines, which ranged from 51.85% to 54.84%.