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Assessing The Adherence Of Obstetricians Towards Postpartum Diabetes Screening Guidelines: A Pre- And Post-Intervention Study At Secondary Care Hospital In Karachi, Pakistan, Sadiqa Munir Razzaqui, Neelofur Babar, Zaib Un Nisa Memon, Sarah Rafiq
Assessing The Adherence Of Obstetricians Towards Postpartum Diabetes Screening Guidelines: A Pre- And Post-Intervention Study At Secondary Care Hospital In Karachi, Pakistan, Sadiqa Munir Razzaqui, Neelofur Babar, Zaib Un Nisa Memon, Sarah Rafiq
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Objective: To assess the adherence level of obstetricians towards postpartum diabetes screening guidelines.
Methods: The quasi-experimental pre- and post-intervention study was conducted from May 2014 to April 2015 at Aga Khan Hospital for Women-Karimabad, Karachi, and comprised all obstetricians practicing at the time. All the booked women with gestational diabetes delivered in the 6 months before refresher lecture (group 1) and those delivering in the 6 months following the intervention (group 2) were included. Data was analysed using SPSS 19.
Results: Of the 550 cases, 275(50%) each were in groups 1 and 2. All pregnant women had live-birth. The intervention …