Pregnant Women Knowledge On The Consequence And Risks Factors Of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus And Self Care Measures In Uyo

1.9 Operational Defination Of Terms

Gestational diabetes mellitus:

Gestational diabetes mellitus is defined by the world health organization as being ?any degree of glucose intolerance with onset or first recognition during pregnancy? and should therefore include glucose readings that fall within diagnostic ranges for diabetes.

Prevalence:

Refers to the total number of cases of a disease in the given statistical population at a given time. According to Wikipedia free encyclopedia, in epidemiology, it is the proportion found to have a condition (typically a disease or risk factor). It arrived by comparing the number of people found to have a condition with the total number of people studied. Usually expressed as a fraction, percentage or as a number of cases per 100,000 people. 

Risk factors:

This refers to something that increases a person?s chances of developing a disease eg. Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for lung cancer, and obesity is a risk factor for heart disease.

Glucose tolerance (impaired):

Is a situation whereby blood glucose is raised beyond normal range but not high to cause diabetes. It is a risk factor for diabetes.

Insulin resistance:

Is a condition in which the body produces insulin but does not use it effectively.

Morbidity:

The incidence of a disease and the rate of a population affected. Or the quality of being unhealthful, morbid.

Mortality:

This is the condition of being susceptible to death or the death rate of a population.

Prenatal care:

Refers to the care given to pregnant woman before birth. Also known as antenatal care.

Perinatal outcomes:

These are outcomes pertaining to the time around birth.

1.10 Organization Of The Study

This research work is organized in five chapters, for easy understanding, as follows. Chapter one is concern with the introduction, which consist of the (overview, of the study), historical background, statement of problem, objectives of the study, research hypotheses, significance of the study, scope and limitation of the study, definition of terms and historical background of the study. Chapter two highlights the theoretical framework on which the study is based, thus the review of related literature. Chapter three deals on the research design and methodology adopted in the study. Chapter four concentrate on the data collection and analysis and presentation of finding.  Chapter five gives summary, conclusion, and recommendations made of the study.