Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is currently emerging as a major global health concern for pregnant women. Considerably, knowledge has been gained regarding the diagnosis, implications, and management with improved outcomes for the mother and fetus. Scientific evidence support ante-natal regular participation in physical exercise as an essential part of management of GDM. However, despite the well-documented health benefits of physical exercise, 60 to 80% of pregnant women with GDM, do not engage in the recommended levels of physical exercise. This study was designed to examine the relationship between participant characteristics, knowledge and attitude to physical exercise. Materials and methods: A total of 76 subjects from the Ante-natal clinic of Federal Medical Center, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria were engaged in this study. A modified and pre-tested self-administered questionnaire with a structured knowledge and attitude (KA) component was employed and data was collected for analysis. Results: The rate of response was 100%. The age range of the study group was 26-40 years. The majority (82.9%) of the study population were of the Ibo tribe of Nigeria while about 67.1% had a post primary education and 80.3% were self-employed. The total knowledge score was 67.1% while 65.8% were found to have a positive attitude toward physical exercise. The patients’ characteristics such as age, education, employment status, employment type, occupation, monthly income, duration of pregnancy, number of pregnancies, number of successful pregnancies and number of children were found to significantly correlate with knowledge of ante-natal physical exercise. Education, occupation, and gestational week of GDM were found to significantly correlate with attitudes toward physical exercise during pregnancy in women with GDM. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that, there is a high level of awareness of the need for physical exercise and positive attitude towards physical but the predominant circumstances around the women have a major influence on the exercise performance.
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Knowledge, Attitude, Physical Exercise, Age, Occupation, Education, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
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author = {Ogbutor Udoji Godsday and Omorode V and Ephraim Chukwuemeka and Nkemakonam Ezeonu and Ezunu Emmanuel and Nwabueze Odegua Zuwaira},
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abstract = {Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is currently emerging as a major global health concern for pregnant women. Considerably, knowledge has been gained regarding the diagnosis, implications, and management with improved outcomes for the mother and fetus. Scientific evidence support ante-natal regular participation in physical exercise as an essential part of management of GDM. However, despite the well-documented health benefits of physical exercise, 60 to 80% of pregnant women with GDM, do not engage in the recommended levels of physical exercise. This study was designed to examine the relationship between participant characteristics, knowledge and attitude to physical exercise. Materials and methods: A total of 76 subjects from the Ante-natal clinic of Federal Medical Center, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria were engaged in this study. A modified and pre-tested self-administered questionnaire with a structured knowledge and attitude (KA) component was employed and data was collected for analysis. Results: The rate of response was 100%. The age range of the study group was 26-40 years. The majority (82.9%) of the study population were of the Ibo tribe of Nigeria while about 67.1% had a post primary education and 80.3% were self-employed. The total knowledge score was 67.1% while 65.8% were found to have a positive attitude toward physical exercise. The patients’ characteristics such as age, education, employment status, employment type, occupation, monthly income, duration of pregnancy, number of pregnancies, number of successful pregnancies and number of children were found to significantly correlate with knowledge of ante-natal physical exercise. Education, occupation, and gestational week of GDM were found to significantly correlate with attitudes toward physical exercise during pregnancy in women with GDM. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that, there is a high level of awareness of the need for physical exercise and positive attitude towards physical but the predominant circumstances around the women have a major influence on the exercise performance.},
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