TOOL -1

Instructions: 1. Tick mark the correct option

2. Respond to all questions
3. All information will be kept private

SECTION- A

Socio-Demographic Variables

1. Age of the mother (in year)

a) 19 to 25 year
b) 26 to 30 year
c) 31 to 35 year
d) 36 to 40 year

2. Religion of the mother

a) Hindu
b) Muslim
c) Sikh
d) Other

3. Education of the mother

a) Never went to school
b) Primary
c) Secondary
d) Graduate

4. Occupation of the mother

a) Housewife
b) Professional

5. Duration of Marriage ( in year)

a) 1-2 years
b)3-4 years
c)5-6 years
d) More than 6

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6. Monthly income of the mother (in Rs per month)
a) Below 5000
b) 6000 to 15000
c) 16000 to 25000
d) More than 25000

7. Place of residence of the mother

a) Rural
b) Urban
c) Semi urban

8. Type of family of the mother

a) Nuclear family
b) Joint family
9. Dietary pattern of the mother
a) Vegetarian
b) Non Vegetarian
c) Eggetarian

10. Have you had gestational diabetes in a previous pregnancy?

a) Yes
b) No
c) I don’t know

11. Weight of the mother

a) <40kg
b) 41 - 50kg
c) 51 - 60 kg
d) >60

12. Total numbers of births that a woman had after 20 weeks of gestational age
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) ≥4

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 ANNEXURE-6

TOOL 2

SECTION B

TOOL TO ASSES THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE

IN ANTENATAL MOTHERS WITH
GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS

Instructions: [Link] mark the correct answer

2. Attempt all questions
3. Each correct response carries 1 point and
wrong response carries
0 point

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[Link] Questions Response Points
A
1. What is Gestational Diabetes Mellitus?
a) Glucose intolerance during pregnancy (a)
(b)
b) Glucose intolerance before pregnancy. (c)
c) Glucose intolerance after pregnancy. (d)
d) None of these.
A
2. The screening of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus is based on-
a) 75g glucose 2 hr GTT (DIPSE) test (a)
(b)
b) Blood test (c)
c) Both a and b (d)
d) None
D
3. Which of the following statement is false?
a) Gestational diabetes can affect the health of both the mother (a)
(b)
and the baby. (c)
b) Gestational diabetes mellitus can cause (d)
congenital malformations in baby
c) Gestational diabetes is usually developed in the second
trimester.
d) If previous pregnancy was complicated with gestational
diabetes mellitus, there are 100% chances of complications in
present pregnancy
A
4. Being Overweight
a) Increase the risk of getting gestational diabetes mellitus (a)
(b)
b) Decrease the risk of getting gestational diabetes mellitus (c)
c) Does not affect the risk of getting gestational diabetes mellitus (d)
d) I don’t know
A
5. Do you think it is necessary for Gestational Diabetes
Mellitus women to have a blood sugar test performed after (a)
(b)
delivery?
a) Yes
b) No
B
6. If yes how long after delivery should the blood sugar test be
performed? (a)
(b)
a) 6 weeks (c)
b) Within year
c) Other specific
D
7. If Gestational Diabetes Mellitus is left untreated in the mother
how does it affect the baby? (a)
(b)
a) Big size baby more than 4 kg (c)
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 b) Respiratory distress syndrome in the newborn (d)
c) Hypoglycemia in the newborn
d) All of the above
D
8. How blood glucose level can be reduced during pregnancy?
a) Eat fiber rich food (a)
(b)
b) Avoid fruit juice and sugary drinks (c)
c) Strictly limit sweets (d)
d) All of the above
B
9. According to Government guidelines women should have first
glucose testing undertaken at : (a)
(b)
a) At first antenatal visit
(c)
b) 24 to 28 week of gestation (d)
c) At 30 to 32 weeks
d) At term

C
10. What is the glucose threshold value to diagnose Gestational
Diabetes Mellitus? (a)
(b)
a) ≥ 120mg/dl (c)
b) ≥ 130 mg/dl (d)
c) ≥ 140 mg/dl
d)≥200 mg/dl
B
11. What is the recommended time of daily exercise for pregnant mother?
a) 5 minutes (a)
b) 20 minutes (b)
c) No exercise at all (c)
A
12. What is the preferred site for insulin injection?
a) Abdomen (a)
b) Buttocks (b)
c) Upper arm (c)
D
13. Which is the risk factor for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus?
a) Family history of diabetes (a)
(b)
b) Body mass index of more than 30 (c)
c) Age more than 35 years (d)
d) All the above
B
14. Having gestational diabetes mellitus requires immediate
hospitalization? (a)
(b)
a) Yes (c)
b) No
c) I don’t know

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 A
15. Which is the first and foremost management of gestational
diabetes mellitus? (a)
(b)
a) Healthy diet plan and exercise (c)
b) Insulin (d)
c) Oral drugs.
d) No treatment required

D
16. Which is/are helpful in the prevention of Gestational Diabetes
Mellitus? (a)
(b)
a) Yoga (c)
b) Walking (d)
c) Swimming
d) All
B
17. How can you self administer insulin on regular basis ?
a) On Same site (a)
b) On alternate site (b)
A
18. If a woman is having GestationalDiabetes Mellitus, she should
follow diet instructions for her entire life?
a) Yes
b) No (a)
(b)
c) I don’t know (c)
D
19. What should be included in the diet of patient with Gestational
Diabetes Mellitus?
a) Lean protein such as beans fish and white poultry (a)
(b)
b) Healthful fats from nuts olive oil coconut oil etc (c)
c) Grain such as brown rice pasta oatmeal fruits yogurt (d)
d) All of these
D
20. What should be avoided in the diet of patient with Gestational
Diabetes Mellitus?
a) Processed food (a)
(b)
b) Sugary beverage (c)
c) Extra or added sugar (d)
d) All of these
B
21. What should be done if you came to know that you are having gestational
diabetes mellitus?
a) Immediately take insulin injection (a)
b) Exercise and diet for 2 weeks. (b)
c) Reduce meals proportion to half (c)

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 d) All of the above (d)

A
22. Should you take insulin if gestational Diabetes Mellitus is
not controlled within 2 weeks?
a) Yes (a)
b) No (b)
C
23. What is the suitable time of taking insulin?
a) 2 hours before breakfast once a day (a)
b) 30 min after breakfast once a day (b)
c) 30 min before breakfast once a day (c)
d) None of the above (d)
A
24. Does insulin affect other medicines I take?
a) Yes (a)
b) May affect (b)
b) No (c)

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