1. Awareness about Community Management of Hyperglycemia during Pregnancy among Medical Undergraduates in Western Uttarakhand.
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Mishra, Surabhi, Sharma, Neha, Srivastava, Abhay, Semwal, Jayanti, Joshi, Anamika, and Gupta, Kezia
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COMMUNITY health services ,MEDICAL protocols ,CROSS-sectional method ,SOCIAL sciences ,READING ,HUMAN services programs ,RESEARCH funding ,UNDERGRADUATES ,INTERVIEWING ,FISHER exact test ,PROBABILITY theory ,SELF medication ,TEXTBOOKS ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,CHI-squared test ,HYPERGLYCEMIA ,RESEARCH methodology ,PSYCHOLOGY of medical students ,HEALTH promotion ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,DATA analysis software ,COMPARATIVE studies ,PREGNANCY - Abstract
Background: All women with hyperglycemia in pregnancy (HIP) require optimal care. With western Uttarakhand alone recording a HIP prevalence of 9.7%, the successful implementation of HIP guidelines pan-India at primary healthcare level becomes paramount. Aim and objective: The present cross-sectional study aimed to assess the baseline awareness of medical undergraduates regarding HIP management protocols assuming higher their knowledge better the successful implementation of these guidelines within the community. Methodology: A descriptive study was carried out among 309 medical undergraduates at a private teaching institute in Uttarakhand. Data was collected using a selfadministered, pre-tested questionnaire. Based on individual knowledge scores, participants were subdivided into: good (score≥24), moderate (score 12-24), and poor (score<12) knowledge categories. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences. Results: Most subjects (92.2%) reported reading Indian textbooks on obstetrics; despite this, only 3.6% of subjects had good awareness of the protocols. Sub-domain analysis showed while 90.0% of respondents had a fair understanding of the disease basics, more than two-thirds lagged in recollecting its standard diagnostic and management protocols including the role of health workers. Conclusion: Most medical undergraduates have overall poor-to-moderate awareness of HIP management especially the diagnostic and management protocols including the role of health workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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