Table 3 Response of studied participants to all questionnaire items (N = 500)
From: Awareness of gestational diabetes problem among Sohag Governorate women
Items | Study participants (no. = 500) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Right answers | Wrong answers | |||
No | % | No | % | |
Basic knowledge about GDM | ||||
Q. 1 Gestational diabetes is a condition | 180 | 36.0% | 320 | 64.0% |
Q. 2 The level of sugar in a patient with gestational diabetes is irregular when | 236 | 47.2% | 264 | 52.8% |
Q. 3 What is the best way to measure the sugar level for a woman who suffers from gestational diabetes? | 199 | 39.8% | 301 | 60.2% |
Knowledge about risk factors | ||||
Q. 4 You are at risk of developing gestational diabetes if you suffer from | 392 | 78.4% | 108 | 21.6% |
Q. 5 You are at high risk of gestational diabetes if… | 308 | 61.6% | 192 | 38.4% |
Q. 6 You are more likely to develop gestational diabetes if… | 287 | 57.4% | 213 | 42.6% |
Knowledge about diet/food values | ||||
Q. 7 If you have gestational diabetes, you should reduce the meals that contain a high percentage of… | 374 | 74.8% | 126 | 25.2% |
Q. 8 What meals can a gestational diabetes patient eat without restrictions… | 404 | 80.8% | 96 | 19.2% |
Q. 9 What is the nutritional value of rice…? | 444 | 88.8% | 56 | 11.2% |
Knowledge about management of GDM | ||||
Q. 10 The most common sign of high blood sugar is | 406 | 81.2% | 94 | 18.8% |
Q. 11 The normal value of blood sugar when fasting is | 266 | 53.2% | 234 | 46.8% |
Q. 12 Is preconception contraception having a value for women especially diabetic? | 391 | 78.2% | 109 | 21.8% |
Knowledge about GDM complications/outcomes | ||||
Q. 13 In case of irregular sugar during pregnancy, your baby may suffer from | 223 | 44.6% | 277 | 55.4% |
Q. 14 If you suffer from gestational diabetes, you have | 351 | 70.2% | 149 | 29.8% |
Q. 15 With high blood sugar during pregnancy, rates of | 349 | 69.8% | 151 | 30.2% |