Knowledge, Attitudes, and Coping Strategies Regarding Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Among Pregnant Women

Abstract

Context and Objectives It is crucial to assess people's familiarity with, and perspective on, gestational diabetes 
mellitus. The goal of this research was to assess the level of awareness, understanding, and management of 
gestational diabetes among women using Masjed-Soleyman health care facilities in 2018.
Substances and Techniques: This descriptive cross-sectional research was conducted in Masjed-Soleyman, Iran, and 
assessed 142 women who had been referred to local health clinics. For this study, researchers used a questionnaire 
with the catchy title "Assessing the level of knowledge, attitude, and performance of mothers from gestational 
diabetes mellitus" to tally responses. The T-test, the analysis of variance, and the Pearson correlation coefficient 
were used to analyze the data using spss-20.
The findings showed that the average age of the 142 women investigated was 38.88 16.91. Only 20.4% of these 
people couldn't read or write at all, whereas 47.9% had at least a high school diploma. Average scores on tests 
measuring knowledge, attitude, and performance were 19.148.94, 20.775.71, and 8.