Effect of Nursing Intervention on Knowledge of Diabetes Mellitus among Pregnant Women Attending Selected General Hospitals in Lagos, Nigeria
Abstract:
Inadequate knowledge of
Diabetes mellitus (DM) in Pregnancy among diabetic pregnant women could lead to
poor skill about self-care, failure to seek timely medical attention and failure
to follow medical prescriptions, which could lead to complications and sometimes
death of mother and/or fetus/baby. This study seeks to assess the effect of nursing
intervention on Knowledge of DM among diabetic pregnant women attending two general
hospitals in Lagos Island, Lagos State, Nigeria.
This study utilizes one
group pretest- posttest experimental research design. The purposive sampling technique and
total enumeration sampling size method that included seventy-five participants were
used for the study. Instrument for data collection consisted of seven demographic
data and forty- two (42) test questions. The study was carried out in three sessions:
pre-intervention, intervention and the evaluation sessions over a period of six
weeks. Paired t test was used to determine significance level between pre and post-intervention
knowledge. Ethical approval and consent were obtained from Babcock University Health
Research Ethical committee and Lagos State Heath Service Commission respectively.
The results revealed that
most of the participants were between the ages of 21 and 45 (88%); most of them
had tertiary education (70.7%); most of them (57.3%) had family history of DM. Results also revealed that pre-intervention knowledge
among diabetic women was poor (0.28) and the post intervention knowledge was good
(0.83). Paired t test results (t= 36.20, p = 0.000) revealed a significant difference
between pre-intervention and post-intervention knowledge. This shows that nursing
intervention was effective.
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