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BROWNE, Decontee  y  SARPKAYA GUDER, Dilek. Self-management among pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a descriptive study from Liberia. Revista San Gregorio [online]. 2025, vol.1, n.62, pp.10-16. ISSN 2528-7907.  https://doi.org/10.36097/rsan.v1i62.3467.

The purpose of this study was to determine the self-management levels of pregnant women with GDM mellitus at a hospital in Liberia. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. The sample of this study consisted 208 pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) who attended antenatal care at the hospital from 2 August to 27 December 2023. Data were collected face-to-face using a Pregnancy Information Form and the Self-Management of Pregnant Women with GDM Scale. Data were analyzed using the SPSS 26 and descriptive statistics, and the Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests were also used. The study finding showed that the majority of pregnant women had no basic or elementary education, almost half of them were unemployed, and they had a medium yearly income. The majority of pregnant women did not used insulin. The pregnant women in the research scored 75.24 ±18.97 points (min. 35; max. 140) on the Self-Management of Pregnant Women with GDM Scale. The self-management of pregnant women with GDM at the hospital in Liberia was at a low level. It is recommended that guidelines and policies be developed to improve the GDM self-management of pregnant women in the hospital.

Palabras clave : Gestational diabetes; pregnancy; self-care management.

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