Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus and associated risk factors in women attending Stopes Hospital and Maternity, Lugogo, Kampala

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease in which the required amount of insulin is not produced by the body or insulin is not properly used by the body, resulting in excessively high blood sugar (glucose) levels which is a common condition among pregnant women. A total of participants; N=194 pregnant women were enrolled into the study and 17(8.8%) had GDM. The mean age of study participants was 28.90 (SD 4.55) years; range 19 to 44 years. The results confirmed age 30 to 32 years, 36 to 38 years and 39 to 41, literate, multiparty with more than 5 live children, and second trimester pregnancy as independent risk factors for GDM prevalence. The age group 30 to 32 years and 36 to 38years showed a positive correlation with abnormal results for gestational diabetes mellitus at at 2.8% OR 0.25 [95%CI -1.80-2.31] Pvalue0.001*.15.4% OR 2.01[95% CI 0.42-3.61] P value0.025*, and 50.0% OR 11.67 [95%CI 9.64-13.70] P value0.001*relatively.