Open AccessAwareness of gestational diabetes mellitus among antenatal women in a primary health center in South India
Author(s) -
Vanishree Shriraam,
Rani Ma,
Sathiyasekaran Bw,
Shriraam Mahadevan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.107861
Subject(s) - medicine , gestational diabetes , family medicine , window of opportunity , incidence (geometry) , primary health care , pregnancy , obstetrics , population , gestation , environmental health , genetics , physics , real time computing , computer science , optics , biology
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a perfect window of opportunity for the prevention of DM in two generations, and its incidence is increasing in our country. Awareness of the condition among antenatal women will translate into prevention and early diagnosis of the disease. This study was done to determine the awareness of GDM among all the antenatal women who attend a Primary Health Center (PHC) for antenatal care.