Donald A Jurivich, Richard N Van Eck, Joseph R Wood, Dakota Snustad, Jeremy Holloway, David Langendoen, Marc Hughes, Benjamin Galynker, Scott Brewster, Gunjan D Manocha
A geriatric game to strengthen older adult healthcare delivery and outcomes
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
health literacy vital pregnancy maternal health knowledge behavior significant impact health mother child hence study aimed assess health literacy status pregnant women diagnosed gestational diabetes mellitus gdm well associated factors impact glycemic control facilitybased crosssectional analytical study conducted among 200 pregnant women gdm tertiary care hospital eligible participants consecutively selected study study conducted september 2022 march 2023 validated semistructured questionnaire health literacy questionnaire hlq gdm used measure health literacy status stata v17 software used data analysis 200 pregnant women gdm mean sd age participants 295 55 years observed 164 82 participants adequate health literacy whereas 36 18 inadequate health literacy gestational diabetes adequate health literacy hl observed among 885 women controlled blood sugar 551 women uncontrolled blood sugar results multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed pregnant mothers educational status pr 18 95 ci 1225 glycemic control pr 14 95 ci 1217 associated adequate hl conclusion study supports association adequate hl glycemic control pregnant women gdm addressing gap essential healthcare officials planners implement programs promote womens hl pregnancy focus loweducated groups