Oral glucose tolerance test in pregnant women and factors affecting their decisions

Abstract

Objective: In this study, we aimed to investigate the demographic findings and the reasons for not accepting the oral glucose tolerance test during pregnancy. Method: This study was carried out on the pregnants in Nigde University Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic. The study was performed with pregnants to whom OGTT was recommended in the 24-28 gestational weeks, but who did not accept the test. Pregnant women were asked questionnaires prepared by our clinic and the answers were recorded. Frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Kruskal-wallis and Mann-Whitney U test and Spearman correlation analysis were used for data analysis. Results: A total of 299 pregnant women were included in the study. Mean age of the pregnant women was 26.88 ± 5.59 years. Mean gestational week was 25.4 ± 3.12. When the reasons of not having OGTT in pregnant women who had OGTT in their previous pregnancies are examined, 42.9% thought the test was unnecessary, 4.3% thought it was difficult to perform the test, 24.5% said they read news about the harmful effects of the test in the press, 12.3% said because the doctor did not recommend the test, 12.3% said they did not have regular follow-up, 3.7% stated that they did not take the test because they were not informed sufficiently about the test. Conclusions: In conclusion, this study is an important study in terms of revealing the prejudices of pregnant women who applied to our clinic in Nigde province, even though there are few subjects. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]