Molly K Downey, Lisa D Bishop, Jennifer R Donnan, Emily C Rowe, Nick Harris
A survey of educator perspectives toward teaching harm reduction cannabis education
PloS one
background gestational diabetes mellitus gdm condition characterized impaired glucose tolerance develops pregnancy prevalence gdm increasing globally including albaha region saudi arabia however needs data awareness women region regarding gdm associated risks research aimed evaluate level awareness among women albaha region regarding gdm methodology study followed observational crosssectional design conducted april 2023 december 2023 simple random sampling technique used select 457 participants resident women reproductive age albaha region data collected selfadministered questionnaire assessed knowledge awareness gdm risk factors assessment therapy implications questionnaire included 12item section evaluating gdm awareness correct answers receiving score 1 descriptive statistics used analyze data statistical product service solutions spss version 28 ibm spss statistics windows armonk ny results majority participants fell age group 36 years n207 453 significant proportion completed universitydiploma education n282 617 worked outside health sector n283 619 approximately 278 correctly identified number pregnancies increase chance developing gdm n48 105 accurately identified usual time diagnosing gdm absence risk factors weeks 24 28 pregnancy similarly 260 119 participants correctly recognized history previous pregnancy child weighing 45 kg factor increases suspicion developing gdm future however important note majority participants n311 681 poor level awareness regarding gdm conclusion findings revealed overall level knowledge gdm poor less 10 participants demonstrating adequate awareness study also highlighted 80 participants unaware gdm