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ABSTRACT: Objective
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is becoming a public health concern in low/middle-income countries, and is known to cause severe morbidity and mortality for mothers and newborns. However, evidence reported for the incidence and risk factors of GDM is scant in Ethiopia. We aimed to assess the incidence of, and risk factors for, GDM in Goba town, Southeast Ethiopia.Design
Prospective cohort study.Setting
Goba town, Southeast Ethiopia.Participants
Four hundred eighty pregnant women on antenatal care follow-up from 30 April to 30 September 2021.Primary and secondary outcomes
Incidence and risk factors of GDM using fasting capillary blood glucose. Log-binomial model was used to identify the risk factors of GDM. Adjusted relative risk (aRR), along with 95% CIs, were calculated to estimate the strength of associations.Results
The cumulative incidence rate of GDM in this study was 15.7% (95% CI: 12.3% to 19.2%). Being unemployed (aRR=2.73; 95% CI: 1.36 to 5.47), having a family history of diabetes mellitus (DM) (3.01; 2.09 to 4.35), low physical activity (2.43; 1.11 to 5.32), inadequate dietary diversity (1.48; 1.29 to 1.92), anaemia (2.51; 1.32 to 3.54) and antenatal depression (4.95; 3.35 to 7.31) were significantly associated with GDM.Conclusion
The cumulative incidence of GDM was relatively high among the study participants. Having antenatal depression symptoms, low physical activity, inadequate dietary diversity, being unemployed, anaemia and a family history of DM were significant risk factors for GDM.
SUBMITTER: Atlaw D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9516079 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Atlaw Daniel D Sahiledengle Biniyam B Assefa Tesfaye T Negash Wogene W Tahir Anwar A Regasa Tadele T Tekalegn Yohannes Y Mamo Ayele A Enegeda Zinash Teferu ZT Solomon Damtew D Gezahegn Habtamu H Bekele Kebebe K Zenbaba Demisu D Desta Fikreab F Tasew Alelign A Nugusu Fikadu F Beressa Girma G Shiferaw Zerihun Z Feleke Zegeye Z Regassa Zegeye Z Duguma Negesso N Chattu Vijay Kumar VK
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<h4>Objective</h4>Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is becoming a public health concern in low/middle-income countries, and is known to cause severe morbidity and mortality for mothers and newborns. However, evidence reported for the incidence and risk factors of GDM is scant in Ethiopia. We aimed to assess the incidence of, and risk factors for, GDM in Goba town, Southeast Ethiopia.<h4>Design</h4>Prospective cohort study.<h4>Setting</h4>Goba town, Southeast Ethiopia.<h4>Participants</h4>Four ...[more]